On October 14, 2015, the official China Daily publicised that the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) now had the capability to launch all-weather, long-range precision strikes as indicated by the H-6K bombers successfully completing several long-distance drills far into the Pacific Ocean. It said the bomber unit under the Guangzhou Military Command is the first to use the H-6K and has flown out of the "first island chain" several times this year to perform long-range drills.