Posted on 07/17/2022 10:57:22 AM PDT by elpadre
China is preparing to conduct the first test flight of the H-20 long-range strategic stealth bomber. The aircraft, the development of which took a record short period of 6 years, will become the most modern in the world.
In all respects, the stealth flying wing will surpass the American analogue of the B-21 Raider, which the Pentagon is so proud of.
The Pentagon is proud, but has already lost the arms race to China
Chinese military engineers began developing the H-20 bomber in 2016, Air Force Commander Ma Xiaotian officially announced this at an aviation forum in Changchun.
The project was top secret, details of the development of the stealth bomber were not reported even by Chinese officials.
It wasn’t until 2020 that the influential Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post reported, citing its military sources, that a supersonic bomber could double the Chinese Air Force’s offensive power.
The development of a new bomber was briefly mentioned in a promotional video for the Chinese state-owned Xi’an Aircraft Industry Group. It seems that the Chinese generals and engineers were simply teasing the Americans, who by hook or by crook were trying to find out the details of the top-secret development.
Such secrecy is understandable. The fact is that the Chinese aircraft is superior to American counterparts in all respects. Including the B-21 Raider, which should enter service with the US Air Force only after four years.
The more details about the H-20 appeared, the more obvious it became: there is no new American aircraft in service yet – and the Pentagon has already lost the arms race to China.READ ALSO
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“...For example, in March, Air Force General Kenneth Wirsbach , speaking at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Research, said he was “impressed” with the command and control system of Chinese Chengdu J-20 fighters. Thus, General Wirsbach commented on the incident of a dangerous rendezvous between an American and Chinese aircraft.
But the cause of the incident was the fact that the American E-3 early warning aircraft could not figure out the Chinese fighter in time. The new H-20 bomber will have even more advanced stealth technology – that is, the Americans will not be able to detect a plane that directly threatens their military bases in Guam and Hawaii. And from this only helplessly rage.”
But it’s not carbon neutral, nor do they have any transgendered generals.
Chinese military engineers began coping the B-21 Raider to make the H-20 bomber in 2016 thanks to Obama
Lotsa mottsa there. Mostly wet dreams based on speculation with no actual flying plane.
Hi.
Does the article give any specific capabilities of the aircraft? Like range, stores, speed, avionics etc.?
Thanks.
5.56mm
Drones and hypersonic missiles are the future. Manned aircraft are obsolete.
Fantasy and propaganda. The writer has no information on either aircraft.
....the article states “F-16: America will not give Turkey fighters.”...but they already have somewhere in the neighborhood of F-16 fighters....the article should have stated “According to Reuters, the US government is also positive about the sale of new F-16 Viper fighters in Turkey, as well as the modernization of a total of 80 F-16 Viper fighters, learned BulgarianMilitary.com”
The aircraft, the recreation of which took a record short period of 6 years...that was probably with the plans too.
I would not worry too much until you see the actual plane and its been proven by flying intercontinental missions.
Too broad. I agree manned fighters will not long continue to be the tip of the spear against near-peer adversaries, but the Air Force and Navy will just move them back one rank behind the drone wing men and missile trucks.
The same thing will happen with armor and infantry. The machines will face their counterparts during first contact and the manned assets will hang back to direct the battle, exploit opportunities the machine intelligence cannot, and be the second line of defense if needed.
Umm, no, it may prove to be an unproven threat but it will not end US ‘air supremacy’. Till it’s proven, such an assertion is bluster.
Wait til wee see them stationed in Cuba or Nicaragua in on some of those Pacific Island Nations with treaties with China. Maybe they will be based at Bagram ?
Fantasy and propaganda. The writer has no information on either aircraft.
Meanwhile, the Christian church is growing like wildfire in China. And Iran.
FU CCP
LETS GO BRANDON
“China has no record of making anything having quality.”
Their space program is high quality. The claims here, however, are B.S.
that’s steawth bomber.
NOTHING to worry about - we spend 10 times as much on our military, so we’re INVINCIBLE!!!
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