Recently, China's H-20 strategic stealth bomber project has attracted international attention. The flying-wing design of the bomber is considered a core component of China's nuclear counterattack strategy and is similar in design and function to the American B-2 and B-21 strategic bombers. The progress of the H-20 project shows China's remarkable achievements in the field of key technologies, especially in processor technology and ** chain, China has achieved a major breakthrough.
According to China, China has successfully solved the problem of design and mass production of 7nm processors, while the United States did not reach this technological level until 2017. This advanced 7-nanometer processor is critical to the performance of a flying-wing strategic stealth bomber. This technological breakthrough in China is not only reflected in the military field, but also in the civilian field, such as the Kirin 9000S processor used in the Huawei Mate60Pro mobile phone.
At the same time, China has also made important progress in extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) technology, winning many awards, indicating that domestic EUV technology is about to be commercialized. This provides solid technical support for China's advanced processor technology. As a result, despite the challenges, China already has the ability to solve the problem of advanced processors.
The development of the H-20 may have gone through many iterations and improvements. Compared with the U.S. B-2, China's H-20 has shown significant progress in key technologies. Reports of a prototype of the H-20 as early as 2016 suggest that China may have ensured that the H-20's built-in bomb bay can carry hypersonic missiles. China is already equipped with a number of hypersonic missiles, such as the DF-17, but the H-20 must adapt to the new ** projection needs to ensure that it can carry hypersonic missiles with a range of up to 4,500 kilometers.
It is expected that the final version of the H-20 will be unveiled after a series of iterative improvements. Its main task is to become an important link in China's three-in-one nuclear counterattack strategy of land, sea and air forces. Taking into account the support of advanced processors and EUV technology, China is expected to achieve greater technological superiority in the field of bombers.
Although China's H-20 may face challenges in terms of production difficulty, cycle time and cost, it is expected to be a more advanced and versatile bomber than the U.S. and Russian bombers in service. The H-20 is considered to be more comprehensive, with a built-in bomb bay capable of carrying larger missiles, and the overall combat effectiveness is expected to surpass that of the American B-2. The H-20 may have inherited the advantages of the American and Russian bombers, combining the high-speed performance of the Russian bomber with the stealth characteristics of the American bomber, becoming a supersonic stealth bomber.
Although the H-20's development difficulty, cycle and cost are challenges, its potential performance and versatile design make it a key component of the H-20's strength. Indian expert Girish Lingana believes that the H-20 may be quite expensive, about 20-2.4 billion yuan, indicating that its performance improvement will be obvious. The H-20 is expected to have a range of more than 10,000 kilometers, fly at twice the speed of sound, and carry a payload of about 45 tons.
On the whole, China has made remarkable progress in the development of the H-20 strategic stealth bomber, and this technological advantage is expected to win more competitive advantages for China in the international military arena. Although there are still some challenges to face, the H-20's potential performance and versatile design make it an important part of the medium-sized company's capabilities.