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[niubi]

How could this possibly be the H-20.....

Its size is so small.......

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You can see the staff below.

This place looks more like a scientific research institution.

From the analysis of the national military development strategy, we don't currently need a new type of bomber. The reason is that the mission of a bomber is to carry out strikes outside the enemy's defense zone, not to fly over the enemy and drop bombs. Long-range missiles can satisfy this tactic, and the bomber is just a platform. Bombers only need to carry out launch missions outside the enemy radar detection range (over 600 km).

Pakistan's use of J-10C and PL-15 confirmed the reliability of this tactic. The J-10C launched PL-15 from outside India's radar detection range. The Pakistani military suffered no losses, but the results were very impressive.

The aircraft in the image/CGI looks considerably larger than B-21 and only slightly smaller than B-2 if even that.

Also your other examples make no sense at all. Stand off only is not good enough. Stand off and being able to drop dumb bombs right on top of target is valuable and I'm not sure why you can't understand this. GJ-11 is doing exactly both stand off attacks and cheaper attacks. Stand off weapons are 10x more costly and harder to make than glide bombs.

China has pursued both just like it pursued asymmetric means to counter America while also pursuing symmetric dominance. It builds both detonation engine powered hypersonic weapons and unguided rockets fired off J-20. It's all pursued. I bet H-20 will need to have ability to drop iron bombs and glide bombs.

 

[niubi]

This CGI or photo reminds me of the JH-xx program which came out with some hints between 2017 and 2020 time period.

Starting from the mockup displayed for future supersonic strike aircraft in 2013.




Then a couple of mystery aircraft in background from I think it was XAC which makes some sense seeing as they are developing H-20 and other heavy aircraft. Image from around 2020.



This image is often also associated with this program seeing as a Flanker doesn't belong in XAC and also wouldn't be blurred. Image online from 2022



Even Ordinance magazine published this aircraft as front cover in 2018.



The cockpit shape and details seem to line up with the new photo/CGI.

There was a photo of students visiting XAC or some other aircraft manufacturing facility where they had a mockup cockpit in the background of the image that resembles exactly this shape. This was around 2020 as well. I can't find that image anymore but I'm sure some people have it saved somewhere.

So if size is indeed small (hard to judge from camera and lack of reference points), it could point towards JH-xx rather than H-20. Of course all assuming it's a photo.

Canted "tail", dorsal intakes near wing root, cockpit shape, radome and cockpit blend geometry. All lines up.

We should remember that the shape of J-36 and J-50 were both leaked many years before their prototype flights in public. Both of those aircraft's planforms were leaked in the background of officially sanctioned images that were for other things. Deino should be aware of the images I'm referring to where the shape of the J-36 and J-50 were both in some company promotion material and logos or banners in the background of photos where people are presented with awards and that sort of thing. I'm just saying these sorts of methods are very Chinese. The JH-xx shape as been sort of teased for a long time. Just like J-36 and J-50 planforms at least were teased for many years before reveal.

 

[Fatman17]

China’s ‘Bohai Sea Monster’ Ekranoplan Emerges in Clearest Images Yet​

Published on: May 25, 2026 at 9:55 PMFollow Us On Google News
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The Chinese ekranoplan aircraft with two underwing pylons visible under the starboard wing. (Image credit: ‘Tomboy/SDF’ on Chinese internet via Andreas Rupprecht on X)

 

[Deino]

Gu Songfen (顾诵芬), the chief designer of J-8 and J-8II, passed away on 31 May 2026 at 96.

 

[Fatman17]

Gu Songfen (顾诵芬), the chief designer of J-8 and J-8II, passed away on 31 May 2026 at 96.

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RIP

 

[Ali_Baba]

Gu Songfen (顾诵芬), the chief designer of J-8 and J-8II, passed away on 31 May 2026 at 96.

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RIP Sir. He had a good innings and did a lot of good for his country with it.