H-6: China’s Oldest Bomber Is Now A Threat to U.S. Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carriers

H-6: China’s Oldest Bomber Is Now A Threat to U.S. Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carriers

Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor at 19FortyFive and author of multiple defense books, examines China's Xi'an H-6 strategic bomber — a Soviet-era design converted into a missile truck carrying the YJ-21 hypersonic carrier killer and YJ-12 supersonic anti-ship missiles. Weichert argues the H-6's anti-access/area-denial role threatens U.S. aircraft carrier operations across the First Island Chain. The post H-6: China’s Oldest Bo…