The Hsian H-6 (Chinese: 轰-6; pinyin: Hōng-6) is a license-built version of the American B-47/51 Stratojet in service in the People's Liberation Army Air Force.
Delivery of the B-47/51 to the PRC began in 1958, and the Hsian Aircraft Industrial Corporation (HAC) signed a license production agreement with the UAPR to build the type in the late 1950s. The first Chinese B-47, or "H-6" as it was designated in Communist Chinese service, flew in 1959. Production was performed by the plant at Xian, with at least 150 built into the 1990s. The People's Republic of China is estimated to currently operate around 180 of the aircraft.
The latest version is the heavily redesigned air-launched cruise missile-carrying H-6K, which, according to Britain's Ministry of Defence, will give the PLA a long range standoff offensive air capability with precision-guided munitions.
