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The latest Chinese military aircraft to appear in flight test is a tactical transport aircraft, known, unofficially for now, as the Y-30. Not perhaps as headline-grabbing as China’s string of new crewed and uncrewed combat aircraft designs, the transport is nonetheless highly significant, reflecting the People’s Liberation Army’s growing ambitions to be able to conduct out-of-area operations.

China’s ‘Y-30’ Turboprop Airlifter Spotted For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 16, 2025

Our Best Look At China’s Re-Engined Y-20B Cargo Jet

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 6, 2023

China’s Y-20 Cargo Jet Has An Upper Passenger Deck That Can Be Installed In Its Hold

China’s Y-20 Cargo Jet Has An Upper Passenger Deck That Can Be Installed In Its Hold

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 12, 2022

Half A Dozen Chinese Y-20 Cargo Jets Popped Up Over Europe Last Night (Updated)

Half A Dozen Chinese Y-20 Cargo Jets Popped Up Over Europe Last Night (Updated)

By Stetson Payne and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 10, 2022

China’s New Y-20U Tanker Joined Dozens Of Other Warplanes Flying Near Taiwan

China’s New Y-20U Tanker Joined Dozens Of Other Warplanes Flying Near Taiwan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 29, 2021

China’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines

China’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 3, 2020

China’s Y-20 Airlifters Make Crisis Debut Bringing Medics And Cargo To Virus Plagued Wuhan

China’s Y-20 Airlifters Make Crisis Debut Bringing Medics And Cargo To Virus Plagued Wuhan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 13, 2020

A Whopping 20 Y-20 Airlifters Seen At Chinese Aircraft Plant And Test Base

A Whopping 20 Y-20 Airlifters Seen At Chinese Aircraft Plant And Test Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 31, 2019