On December 23, Russia marked the Strategic...
latest strategic bomber is the supersonic Tu-160 Blackjack. It has 14 such planes and plans to resume their mass production, which was suspended in the 1990s.In addition, Russia has over 150 long-range Tu-22M3 Backfire bombers in its Air Force and Navy. They have a shorter range than the Tu-95 and the Tu-160 and are designed primarily for bombing targets in Eurasia and North Africa and the surrounding seas.
Shortly before the Strategic Aviation Day, Air Force Commander Gen. Anatoly Zhikharev reported on the progress in the creation of a new strategic bomber by the Tupolev design bureau.
The possibility of creating a new prospective strategic bomber was first reported in 2008. In August 2009, the Russian government said it signed a relevant contract with the Tupolev bureau, which has designed the bulk of the country"s strategic aircraft since the 1930s.
Eventually, the new strategic bomber will replace the Tu-22M3 and Tu-95 aircraft, which
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