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Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation Xian H-6
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Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation Xian H-6

Chinese strategic bomber aircraft

150Units built

Overview

The Xi'an H-6 is a Chinese twin-engine jet heavy bomber manufactured by the Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation. It is a license-built version of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 and remains the primary bomber aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).

Specifications

Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.

Photos

Photo 1: Japan Ministry of Defense / Japan Air Self Defense Force / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

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