{"id":156089,"date":"2026-08-14T10:27:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=156089"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:27:46","slug":"could-chinas-new-transport-tanker-capability-boost-pla-power-beyond-first-island-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=156089","title":{"rendered":"Could China\u2019s new transport-tanker capability boost PLA power beyond first island chain?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: China &#8211; South China Morning PostChina has confirmed that its new Y-20B heavy transport aircraft can be converted into an aerial refuelling tanker, potentially boosting PLA Air Force capacities deeper into the western Pacific.<br \/>\nA documentary aired by state broadcaster CCTV on August 5 said the Y-20B, an improved variant of China\u2019s Y-20 strategic transport powered by domestically developed WS-20 turbofan engines, could switch between transport and aerial refuelling missions using pallet-ready fuel tanks and removable refuelling&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/military\/article\/3364011\/could-chinas-new-transport-tanker-capability-boost-pla-power-beyond-first-island-chain?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: China &#8211; South China Morning PostChina has confirmed that its new Y-20B heavy transport aircraft can be converted into an aerial refuelling tanker, potentially boosting PLA Air Force capacities&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156089"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=156089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156089\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=156089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=156089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=156089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}