CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The US defence department estimates a cruising distance of more than 8, 500km (5, 300 miles) for the H-20, the last in China’s “20 series” new-generation warplanes, which will double the country’s strike range.

Detailed explanation-2: -Operational stealth aircraft The U.S, UK and Israel are the only countries to have used stealth aircraft in combat. These deployments include the United States invasion of Panama, the first Gulf War, the Kosovo Conflict, the War in Afghanistan, the War in Iraq and the 2011 military intervention in Libya.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Pentagon’s “China Military Power Report.” report as far back as 2018 and 2019 said China’s new H-20 long-range stealth bomber would potentially introduce paradigm-changing threats as it is expected to operate with an 8, 500km range.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Defense Department unveiled its newest bomber aircraft, the B-21 Raider, yesterday evening in Palmdale, California. As the first strategic bomber in more than three decades, the Air Force’s B-21 will serve as the backbone of America’s bomber force, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.

Detailed explanation-5: -MELBOURNE, Australia - China has at least 200 stealthy J-20 fighters and more than 240 J-16 multirole strike aircraft in service, based on analysis of construction numbers painted on the jets by a Chinese military aviation expert.