US Officials Doubt China’s Stealth Bomber Can Rival American Designs
April 24, 2024 China, Troubled AreasDAVID CENCIOTTI
US intel confident that China’s forthcoming long-range stealth bomber, the Xian H-20, will not match up to American B-2 or B-21 designs.
According to a Department of Defense intelligence official who briefed reporters at the Pentagon on Apr. 22, the long awaited Xian H-20 stealth bomber design is considered inferior to advanced U.S. low observable (LO) platforms, such as the 35-year old B-2 or the more modern B-21, facing significant engineering challenges in achieving similar capabilities.
“The thing with the H-20 is when you actually look at the system design, it’s probably nowhere near as good as US LO [low observable] platforms, particularly more advanced ones that we have coming down,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity, according to a report by Breaking Defense‘s Michael Marrow.
While the H-20 is anticipated to serve as China’s response to American platforms like the 6th generation B-21 Raider, details about the Chinese program remain scarce due to intense state secrecy with lots of wild rumors and speculations spreading across the web.
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