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Monday, October 07, 2013

H-6 bomber: more dangerous than the Liaoning

H-6 BadgerOnce equipped with cruise missiles with a range of 2,000km, China's H-6 strategic bombers will be more of a threat to US military bases in the Western Pacific than its aircraft carrier, reports Taipei-based magazine Asia-Pacific Defense.

A H-6K bomber, developed by Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation originally in the late 1950s, has six underwing pylons for the missiles — CJ-10As — with one additional cruise missile carried inside its internal weapons bay.

No European advanced fighter bombers are able to carry cruise missiles, making the H-6 a very powerful aircraft despite its age. The bomber can also be equipped with 20 satellite-guided or laser-guided munitions.

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