China is about to test its domestic stealth bomber.

China Central Television (CCTV) confirmed that the H-20 strategic bomber developed by Beijing will have its first flight in the near future.Asia TimesOctober 10 news.

Although the specific launch date of this bomber was not revealed, CCTV quoted a source from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) as saying that the aircraft's electronic and hydraulic systems had been completed and tested.

The Chinese Air Force currently has no domestically produced long-range bombers in service. Beijing’s most modern bomber is the H-6K, a modernized version of the Tu-16 strategic bomber designed by the Soviet Union in the 1950s.

The H-20 project has been underway in Beijing since the early 2000s but was only confirmed in 2016. In a documentary aired in August, CCTV revealed that the aircraft would be called the Hong-20, which means "bomber" in Chinese.

According to experts, the Hong-20 uses a flying wing design similar to the American B-2 Spirit, optimized for long-range flight and stealth against radar. The Hong-20 is said to have a range of 10,000 km and uses four WS-10 jet engines without afterburner.

The completed Hong-20 variant appears to be capable of carrying 20 tons of weapons including bombs and cruise missiles with a range of up to 2,000 km, as well as some futuristic weapons such as the GB-6A stealth missile.

Analysts say the Hong-20 could serve as an airborne command post, as evidenced by recent Chinese research. The air force is evaluating the ability to coordinate manned and unmanned aircraft, as well as link data from multiple sensor systems with long-range missiles.