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Russian Tu-160M Bomber with New Engines Completes Factory Tests
March 10, 2021 @ 02:49 PMRussias modernized Tu-160M bomber with new domestically-developed NK-32 engines has completed factory tests. The bombers new engine has reportedly increased the range of the aircraft by 1,000km
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Russia’s Tupolev Sued for not developing New Missile for Modernized Tu-160M Bomber...
February 16, 2021 @ 08:10 AMThe Russian Ministry of Defense has filed a lawsuit with Moscow Arbitation Court against Tupolev for not building a new missile to arm its “deeply modernized” Tu-160 M bomber on time. The MoD wants to recover 5
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Russian Military to Double its Tu-160 Bomber Fleet by 2027
December 31, 2020 @ 01:48 PMThe Russian military plan to operate well over 32 Tu-160 bombers and its variants by 2027. In an interview with the defense ministrys
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Prototype Engine Developed For Russia's PAK DA Strategic Bomber
December 24, 2020 @ 05:43 AMA prototype engine has been developed for Russias new strategic bomber, Prospective Air Complex for Long Range Aviation (Russian acronym- PAK DA), which is expected to be rolled-out in 2021-22. The PAK-DA is the next generation strategic bomber boasting a flying wing design, stealth features and will carry hypersonic missiles and nuclear weapons in its belly
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Modernized Russian Tu-160 Strategic Bomber Flies with all-New Engines
November 3, 2020 @ 06:17 PMDeeply modernized Russian strategic bomber Tu-160M "White Swan" flew for the first time with new serial NK-32-02 engines. The nuclear-weapons capable long range bomber took part in Russsias operation against Islamic State militants in Syria during 2017 firing cruise missiles while hovering away from Western Europe, hundreds of kilometers away
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Russian Troops Receive Modernized Tu-160 Bombers
April 24, 2020 @ 06:32 AMKazan Aviation Plant has delivered two upgraded Tu-160 supersonic variable-sweep wing heavy strategic bombers to the Russian Ministry of Defense. “The aircraft features digital inertial navigation systems, engine control systems and modern weapons
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Su-57 Stealth Jet, 54 other Aircraft in Russian Victory Day Fly Past
April 7, 2020 @ 08:17 AMRussia plans to showcase 55 aircraft including four Su-57 stealth jets and MiG-31 fighters carrying Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile, besides 20 helicopters during the Victory Day Parade fly past in the Red Square on May 9. "The aerial display of the parade will involve 75 aircraft in total: 55 planes and 20 helicopters
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First Interception of Russian Aircraft by F-35 Jets
March 13, 2020 @ 06:35 AMThe Royal Norwegian Air Force deployed its F-35 fighters to intercept three Russian aircraft when it was flying over Greenland-Iceland-UK Gap on Saturday, which makes it the first F-35 interception of Russian planes. The Air Force said that it stopped the Russian aircraft, two Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft, and an MiG-31 fighter after they were noticed by the air control station in Sorreisa, northern Norway
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Tests of PAK-DA Stealth Bomber’s Engine Prototype in 2020
February 10, 2020 @ 09:13 AMThe engine prototype of Russias long-range stealth bomber that is currently under development could be sent for its initial tests by the end of 2020
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Modernized Tu-160M Bomber Completes Maiden Flight
February 3, 2020 @ 05:05 AMRussia's first "deeply modernized" Tu-160M bomber made its first flight on Sunday. "Today our first deeply modernized Tu-160M bomber successfully performed its maiden flight
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U