The Week In Defense, Dec. 1-8, 2021

Chinese Y-20 tanker aircraft
The Chinese Y-20 tanker aircraft has been designed to support longer-range missions than the H-6.
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Chinese Y-20 Tanker Joins Armada in Taiwanese ADIZ The Y-20U tanker variant of the Xian Y-20 strategic airlifter made its first appearance in the Taiwanese air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Nov. 28 as part of a 27-aircraft aerial armada. The show of force from China came on the same day as...

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