Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.
The Chinese now have 20~ or more Y-20 transports.
On 6 July 2016 the first serial Y-20A (serial number 11051) was handed over to the PLAAF in a ceremony. The second aircraft numbered 11052 followed soon after - it was assigned to the 12th Regiment of the 4th Transport Division at Qionglai, Chengdu.
In May 2018; the first airborne airdrops occurred from the Y-20.
These planes use Russian supplied Soloviev D-30 turbofans.
They basically can lift up to 66 tons (2 x Type 15 light tanks or 1 x Type 99 Tank).
Not much information is known about the Y-20B; but this model will use the first indigenously produced Chinese Turbofans (WS-18 or WS-20).
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