Plans Set For Modernization Of Tu-160 Bombers
July 20 2015
The first contracts are being signed for a modernized Tu-160 strategic bomber for the Russian air force, reports Interfax-AVN (Russia).
Development work on the Tu-160M is scheduled to be completed in 2021, with the more advanced Tu-160M2 to be ready by 2023, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov said on Friday.
After 2023, the plans anticipate the production of at least three aircraft annually, he said.
Several types of new armaments are in the works for the...
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