H‑6N

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The H‑6N is a modern Chinese long-range strategic bomber variant reportedly capable of carrying air-launched ballistic missiles and other advanced stand-off weapons.

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Label Occurrences
H‑6N canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf H-6 bomber variant ⓘ
strategic bomber ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration twin-engine jet bomber ⓘ
armamentCapability air-launched ballistic missile ⓘ
anti-ship cruise missiles ⓘ
land-attack cruise missiles ⓘ
precision-guided munitions ⓘ
stand-off weapons ⓘ
avionics modernized avionics suite ⓘ
basedOn Soviet Tu-16 design lineage via H-6 family ⓘ
category Chinese military aircraft ⓘ
jet bomber ⓘ
nuclear weapons delivery system ⓘ
countryOfOrigin China ⓘ
crew 4 ⓘ
deploymentArea East China Sea ⓘ
South China Sea ⓘ
Western Pacific ⓘ
designFeature glass cockpit elements ⓘ
in-flight refuelling capability ⓘ
modified from H-6K airframe ⓘ
nose-mounted refuelling probe ⓘ
recessed belly hardpoint for large missile ⓘ
turbofan engines ⓘ
enteredServiceApprox late 2010s ⓘ
firstPublicRevelation 2019 ⓘ
generationWithinFamily advanced H-6 variant ⓘ
manufacturer Xian Aircraft Industrial Corporation ⓘ
notableWeaponIntegration ALBM carried on centerline hardpoint ⓘ
operator People's Liberation Army Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Chinese Air Force
primaryMission land-attack cruise missile delivery ⓘ
long-range strike ⓘ
maritime strike ⓘ
nuclear deterrence patrols ⓘ
propulsion twin-engine turbofan ⓘ
rangeClass long-range ⓘ
role conventional bomber ⓘ
long-range bomber ⓘ
nuclear-capable bomber ⓘ
stand-off weapons carrier ⓘ
sensorSuite radar for maritime and land-attack roles ⓘ
serviceBranch PLAAF ⓘ
linked to: Chinese Air Force
status in service ⓘ
strategicFunction airborne nuclear delivery platform ⓘ
extends range of Chinese missile forces ⓘ
regional power projection ⓘ
user Chinese strategic bomber force ⓘ
wingConfiguration swept wing ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Xian H-6 → variant → H‑6N ⓘ