Beijing has kept details about the Xi'an H-20, which analysts have dubbed 'Storm,' tightly under wraps since the project was first announced in 2016.
A Pentagon official has shrugged off China's answer to the U.S.' new B-21 Raider stealth bomber.'The thing with the H-20 is when you actually look at the system design, it's probably nowhere near as good as U.S. platforms, particularly more advanced ones that we have coming down,' the official told the press Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
It is said to have a payload capacity of 45 tons—greater than the B-2's 20 tons and the B-52 Stratofortress' 35 tons. Its range has been estimated to be between 5,280 miles, posing a threat to U.S. forces in Guam, to 7,450 miles—which would put Hawaii within reach.Beijing has been steadily modernizing the PLA in line with President Xi Jinping's designs to build a 'world class' military that can challenge U.S. supremacy in the Asia-Pacific region.
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