China Joint patrol by Tu-95MS(Russia) and H-6K(China) bombers

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On November 30, Russian Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers and Chinese H-6K bombers carried out an air patrol over the waters of the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea and the western part of the Pacific Ocean. The duration of the joint flight of Russian and Chinese aircraft was about 8 hours. Fighter air cover was provided along the entire route of the joint patrol, using Russian Su-30SM, MiG-31 and Chinese J-16 (Jian-16) aircraft. The J-16 aircraft is based on the Russian Su-27 aircraft. During the joint air patrol, the Russian aircraft landed and took off from an airfield in China, and refueled in the air. Russian Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers are carriers of non-nuclear KR Kh-101 strategic missiles and nuclear Kh-102 missiles. The H-6K bombers can carry YJ-21 missiles, as well as DF-10 strategic cruise missiles with a range of 1,700 - 2,000 km.