{
  "id": 15734217,
  "title": "Chinese air force reveals Y-20B tanker-transport variant in official training image",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/chinese-air-force-reveals-y-20b-tanker-transport-variant-in-official-15734217",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T10:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3371487/chinese-air-force-reveals-y-20b-tanker-transport-variant-official-training-image"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China’s military has published what appears to be the first official photograph of a Y-20B heavy transport aircraft in PLA Air Force livery fitted with aerial refuelling pods, suggesting that the multi-role tanker-transport (MRTT) configuration has entered service. An image published by the PLA Daily newspaper on October 14 shows the four-engine aircraft painted in standard military grey, with…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}