Russia's Tu-160 Blackjack bomber. Even China doesn't have something like that.
Russia is very strong in selected fields, China is progressing in leaps and bounds all across the board.
At this moment, both countries are shifitng to fly wing design bomber, russian PAK-DA,China H20.
So far Russia hasn't shown anything promising on the PAK-DA. And they are focusing on upgrade the Tu-160 and building new ones. Don't know what the progress is on China's.
multiple sources said they are already working on first prototype.
Because Chinese bombers cannot fly to North America like Russians, there is no urgent need to develop a bomber. It would only make sense to develop a large bomber if air-launched cruise missiles could reach the mainland United States. The missile's engine technology was only tested successfully in September, and the actual missile is expected to be operational by 2025.
Are you saying China has no plans for such a bomber?
some said there is a stealth striker under development...
Would Russia give them?
It's not that simple.The more weapons the better, of course, but when budgets are limited, some projects are not given high priority. Bombers have a lower priority than missiles.Only when missile technology reaches a sufficient altitude will the bomber enter the actual stage of development.
True but the Chinese are working on a B-21 type stealth subsonic flying wing design. A configuration like the Tu-160 is not very survivable or practical these days anyways. But the currently PLA bomber fleet is quite weak to say the least.
I can guarantee you the Chinese will not buy the Su-34 (they have the J-16 already). And why would the Chinese purchase the Tu-22M or Tu-95 (both hopelessly outdated aircraft inferior to the latest H-6 variant) when the H-20 is going to come online in a couple of years? The only use the Chinese would have for some relic like the Tu-95 would be for its scrap metal.
