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 bom
Xi'an H-6K
A H-6K landing at Zhuhai Jinwan Airport with cruise missiles (2018)
H-6M over Changzhou (2010)
Xi'an H-6 armed with YJ-12 anti-ship missile
The Tupolev Tu-16 is a twin-engined jet strategic heavy bomber used by the Soviet Union. It has been flown for almost 70 years. While many aircraft in Soviet service were retired after the Cold War en
Xi'an H-6
…Hōng-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). The H-6N nuclear variant is a redesigned modernized strategic…
A Tu-16 flying over USS Hewitt c.1978
Tu-16 bomber at the Monino Museum (1998)
Rear side view of a Tu-16 Badger reconnaissance variant (most likely a Tu-16R) c.1989