I think for the near term China will not be deploying such assets abroad. Maybe for export customers. Until the Taiwan situation is resolved foreign deployment will not be a priority.
China's transport, tanker & heavy lift aircraft
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TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
This is a thing. Ukraine has been using AN28s configured with M134 Gatling guns similar to old AC47 Spooky. We have seen in Epic Fury Shahed drones being attacked by attack choppers and the like.
So this could be the PLAAF looking at such a concept based off concerns for systems like LUCAS drones.
The anti aircraft gun systems easily duel role as anti vehic and anti personnel systems.
An AC130J hasn’t been deployed against drones but its 30mm cannons are of the same type used in a number of anti aircraft systems.
Even if it’s only packing .30 caliber Gatling guns that’s still a lot of firepower from the sky.
If it’s packing launcher pylons then it’s probably either to launch smaller UAS possibly including one way drones.
I don't blame 'em
Would also be handy in phase 2 of "taiwan situation" if there really is a large amount of those die-hard ROC soldiers/patriotic citizens doing guerilla warfare in central mountains like west love to claim would happen.
So all 55 of them.
If they’re true to their progressive values they’ll surrender to the aboriginal tribes in the mountains who have chosen to ally with the PRC rather than the PLA. Looking forward to the establishment of the Gaoshan autonomous county in Taiwan province.
A Y-20B flying in formation with four J-20s. Posted by @欧阳振我86468 on Weibo.
First time Y-20B is going to South Korea to retrieve PVA remains.
Video of the formation flight on Weibo:
Does the J-20s also land there or turns back?