Aircraft stealth technology is decades old, and China has demonstrated an innovative streak in its defense affairs—so Beijing’s claims about the H-20’s stealth capabilities should be taken seriously.

Key Points and Summary - China’s H-20 is designed to give Beijing a true long-range, stealth bomber able to hit targets as far as Guam – and potentially the U.S. homeland – from secure mainland bases.

Chinese researchers claim to have increased the safe-speed threshold for flying-wing platforms by more than 60%, a breakthrough that could be applied to the H-20 stealth bomber.