China’s H-6J Bombers put Taiwan & U.S. on Alert: Live Fire Exercises Over South China Sea

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By Kris Osborn – President & Editor-In-Chief, Warrior Maven

Chinese bombers are dropping bombs, conducting live-fire exercises and laying mines over areas of the South China Sea and Taiwan Straits in a clear effort to show force and attempt to deter the U.S. and its Western allies from intervening to protect Taiwan.

China’s H-6J Drops Bombs in Live Fire Exercise 

The latest Chinese bomber, the H-6J, practiced bomb dropping and sea mine-laying operations in a series of coordinated live-fire exercises using high-explosive aerial bomb, the Chinese Communist Party backed Global Times newspaper said.

A few of the H-6J bombers took off at night and performed missions under heavy clouds and inclement weather conditions.

The paper said the H-6J was officially revealed by China’s Ministry of Defense just last year and it is capable of carrying YJ-12 air-launched anti-ship missiles.

“The drill showed that the H-6J maintains its traditional bombing capability, even though it can also be armed with standoff weapons like anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles,” the paper says.