China s next-generation aerial tanker, the YU-20, has started to join combat readiness training, as the aircraft is expected to boost other warplanes long-range operational capabilities, announced a spokesperson of the Chinese People s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force, who also vowed to safeguard China s sovereignty and territorial integrity with warplane sorties around the island of Taiwan.
The People's Liberation Army Air Force has commissioned the YY-20 large aerial refueling aircraft, which observers said will extensively enhance the service's operational capability.