China Hints At Operationalization Of Tanker, Hypersonic Missiles

An YY-20 refuels two J-16s.
Credit: State media CCTV
SINGAPORE–Ahead of China’s People’s Liberation Army Day on Aug. 1, the PLA has released numerous videos of its military capabilities. They include aerial tanking between its Xian Y-20 and Shenyang J-16 fighters, as well as a possible live firing of the DF-17 ballistic missile with a hypersonic glide...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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