The Bear, the Swan and the Crouching Dragon

... difficult for China to begin production of a copy under the model name H-6. On 14 May 1965 one of these planes dropped its first nuclear bomb – China had become a nuclear power. Up to now the H-6 has been the only aircraft capable of delivering nuclear weapons over a significant distance. China did not succeed in building a bomber of its own. 81.cn H-6K, The 2015 China Victory Day parade The aircraft has been repeatedly modernised, and in its latest version – the H-6K – it is a modern delivery platform for cruise missiles,...