Russian Tu-160M Bomber with New Engines Completes Factory Tests Our Bureau 1972
Russia’s modernized Tu-160M bomber with new domestically-developed NK-32 engines has completed factory tests.
The bomber’s new engine has reportedly increased the range of the aircraft by 1,000km. The aircraft has successfully passed factory tests. Today the new missile carrier has been transferred to the Tupolev flight test base for preparation for the next stage of flights - preliminary tests, Rostec said in a statement Wednesday.
The aircraft has already been taken to Zhukovsky airfield.
The Tu-160MS bombers are currently equipped with modern cruise missiles such as Kh-101 (product 504) and Kh-102 (a variant of a missile with a thermonuclear warhead). These aircraft will be armed with Kh-BD cruise missile with a range that’s expected to surpass its predecessor Kh-101’s 4,500km.
The Soviet Union was one of the most powerful collections of states that ever existed.
Here s What You Need To Remember: The Soviet Union relied heavily on artillery during World War II. Towed artillery particularly mortars was inexpensive, easy to produce and had a powerful effect on the battlefield.
The Soviet Union was one of the most powerful collections of states that ever existed. Born in the Russian Civil War, the Soviet Union boasted one of the strongest armies on Earth.
It was a repressive regime that killed millions of its own citizens and saw itself as surrounded by ideologically incompatible and hostile states. It maintained a large standing army ostensibly for defensive purposes, but that did not stop it from invading neighboring Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Finland.
December 23 marked 106 years of long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces. This type of aviation is part of strategic nuclear forces, Aerospace Forces, and serves to accomplish missions in all strategic directions.
In 2020, long-range aviation crews flew more than 17,500 hours, while the average flight time per crew was about 100 hours.
In 2020, the crews of the Tu-160 performed
a flight that set records in terms of the maximum range and duration as part of the air patrol mission.
The distance of 20,000 kilometres was covered in 25 hours 25 minutes, and three air refueling operations were conducted.
On the eve of the professional holiday, the crews of the Amur formation of the Tu-95MC strategic missile carriers took part in a joint air patrol mission with the crews of the Xian-H6 strategic bombers of the Chinese Air Force over the waters of the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea.
might have been compromised by russia about this whole way we apparently view russia now is this question. what does the u.s. do if russia decides to make a move somewhere, anywhere on this planet? we ve already seen a lot of imagery just lately. satellite photos showing rows of armor and active cargo flights near crimea suggesting a major move coming against ukraine. but as they say on tv, what if we told you the russians were active in the air a lot closer to the u.s. how about as close as the caribbean? websites that track military aviation around the world positively lit up this week when a couple of russian tu 160 long-range aircraft, we re talking about strategic supersonic nuclear capable bombers arrived in venezuela. the large aircraft are known as white swans to their russian pilots. nato called them blackjack