In April, the Kazan Aerospace Plant will revive the production of Tu-160 supersonic strategic bombers in a modernized version.
In April 2017, the Kazan Aerospace Plant will launch the construction of strategic Tu-160M2 supersonic bombers using modern technology, “said Iouri Slioussar, President of the Unified Aerospace Company (OAK).
It is the largest and most powerful military supersonic aircraft with variable geometry wings. It is also the heaviest combat aircraft in the world. The pilots nicknamed it White Swan.
The Tu-160M2 will be equipped with modernized avionics, state-of-the-art engines, and inertial navigation and modern fire control systems.
The production of the “classic” Tu-160 was suspended in 2008. In April 2015, after visiting the Kazan Factory, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Choigou ordered the possibility of re-launching Tupolev bomber production Tu-160.
With a take-off weight of up to 275 tons, the Tu-160 has a maximum speed of over 2,000 km / h and can carry up to 40 tons of armaments: unguided or guided bombs of different calibres Including nuclear), strategic X-55 cruise missiles, or X-15 aerobic missiles. The autonomy of the bomber varies from 10,000 to 16,000 km depending on combat loads.
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