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Russia’s Tu-160M2 Blackjack Supersonic Bomber To Enter Serial Production In 2022

Day After Trump Inauguration, Russia Attacks Daesh Targets in Syria With Tu-22M3...

A day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president, Russian launched one of its deadliest attacks against Islamic State in Syria with six T-22M3 bombers that took off from Russia and dropped bombs at Daesh targets near Dier ez-Zor. The bombers were covered by Su-30SM and Su-35S fighter jets that flew from Hmeymim air base in a coordinated strike

Russia Likely To Redeploy Its Bombers To Iran's Hamadan AirBase

Russia and Iran are currently negotiating to redeploy Russian bombers to the Irans Hamadan airbase for resuming their counter terrorism missions in Syria. Russian planes first flew to the Iranian airstrip in August but now both countries are allegedly planning to adjust the base for the possible deployment, the

Russian Su-34 Airplanes Attack Islamic State Positions in Syria

A day after launching air strikes against Islamic State positions in Syria using long range bombers, Russia today deployed Su-34 attack aircraft for more precision strikes. Russian Su-34 warplanes deployed at an airbase in the west of Iran carried out airstrikes against IS militants in Syria Wednesday

Russian 'Backfire' Bombers Attack Syrian Terrorist Depots From Iranian Base

Russian Tu-22M3 bombers for the first time delivered airstrikes on Islamic State terrorist weapon depots in Aleppo, Deir-ez-Zor and Idlib provinces in Syira operating from Irans Hamadan airbase. Moscow and Tehran signed a military agreement allowing the Russian aircraft to be stationed at the airport in West Iran

China Tried to Acquire Ukrainian Long Range Bomber Tech

Eager to match American development in long range bombers such as the B-1, China tried but failed to acquire technology of the Soviet Era supersonic strategic bomber Tu-22M3 Backfire C from Ukraine. However, 'international conventions' thwarted the attempts by Beijing to acquire the technology or even a complete aircraft from Kiev, various media reported today

Russian PAK-FA Fighter Deliveries By 2020

Russia will receive 55 Sukhoi PAK-FA (T-50) fighter aircraft by 2020, said Vladislav Goncharenko, the deputy director of the United Aircraft Corporation's (UAC's) combat aircraft department. "The number of prototypes is increasing; the state trial programme is being conducted as per schedule," Goncharenko was quoted as saying by Echo of Moscow Radio on 16 December

Russia Could Deploy Sixth Generation Strategic bomber Between 2040 And 2050

By the end of the first half of this century, Russia could deploy its sixth-generation pilotless strategic bomber aircraft. Long-Range Aviation Commander Lt

Russian Air Force to receive more than 10 Modernized Tu-160 Bombers

The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday announced that the Russian Air Force will receive more than 10 modernized Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers by 2020. According to official data, Russia has at least 16 Tu-160 aircraft in service

Tupolev, Russian MoD sign contract for development of new strategic bomber

Igor Shevchuk, director general of Tupolev design bureau said at the MAKS-2009 air show that The Russian ministry of defense and the Tupolev have signed a contract for the development of a new-generation strategic bomber. "We signed a contract this year on research and development of a future strategic bomber for the Russian strategic aviation