Beijing fuels speculation of Y-20 tanker derivative

摘要

China seems set to reveal a dedicated tanker variant of its Xian Y-20 strategic transport, with other special mission variants also suggested to be in development. "The cargo plane has variants like the Y-20 aerial tanker and Y-20 AEW aircraft," a Global Times report quotes an air force aviation regiment commander, Teng Hui, as saying. "I believe our Y-20 tanker will make its debut in the not-too-distant future."