China’s New Y-20U Tanker Joined Dozens Of Other Warplanes Flying Near Taiwan
A growing fleet of Y-20U tankers will offer a significant boost to China’s long-range air combat capabilities well beyond the Taiwan Strait.
A growing fleet of Y-20U tankers will offer a significant boost to China’s long-range air combat capabilities well beyond the Taiwan Strait.
A spike in Chinese aerial activity has seen almost 150 military aircraft sent into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone so far this month.
A recent joint statement from the G7 group of industrialized nations had called for the easing of tensions on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
The remote nature of the installation and its fortified perimeter indicate that it is used to support sensitive work.
With its mash-up of Hollywood movies, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force seems to be sending a deliberate signal to Washington.
The H-6J’s visit to Woody Island would be yet more evidence of China’s expanding military activities in a disputed and strategically vital region.
As China’s air combat capabilities rapidly evolve so do the bases used to support them. One in the Gobi Desert is uniquely critical to those efforts.
The activity at Yanliang Air Base is yet another glaring reminder that Beijing’s military might seems to be on a nearly exponential growth curve.
The aircraft is designed to rapidly gather intel in contested areas by surprise and especially when key satellites are no longer operational.
The news comes after the Chinese Air Force revealed a new logo showing the silhouette of an unknown flying-wing-type aircraft.