News Snapshot:
One of China’s new Y-20U tanker tankers was one of the 27 PLA aircraft that flew to the southwest corner of Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) yesterday.Chinese military aircraft flying in Taiwan’s air defense identification zone [Occurs on a daily basis](//www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42620/a-record-setting-56-chinese-warplanes-flew-into-taiwans-air-defense-zone-today) , Tanker variant appearance [Y-20 Air Lifter](//www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/37939/chinas-y-20-transport-appears-to-be-finally-flying-with-indigenous-jet-engines) This is an important development. These tankers are set to provide an important boost to China’s ability to carry out longer-range and more sustainable military aviation operations. [Future military intervention in Taiwan](//www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42658/american-forces-have-been-quietly-deployed-to-taiwan-with-increasing-regularity-report) , And other missions in the Pacific and beyond. The Ministry of Defense of Taiwan has five H-6s, six...
