Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov, visited the Samara plant “Kuznetsov”, stated during the visit, what to 2030 This year, the entire fleet of Tu-160 supersonic strategic missile-carrying bombers is planned to be replaced by modernized Tu-160M2 with new engines and missiles
We are going to purchase the entire fleet of our Tu-160 strategic bombers in a new look (Tu-160M2) and carry out deep modernization of aircraft, when only one fuselage remains, all avionics and engines will change. Therefore we will get an updated fleet “strategists” somewhere to 2030 year - said Borisov
According to him, the new Tu-160 will be less noticeable, than its predecessor, “due to special coatings”.
Borisov also stated, that in parallel with the aircraft, new aviation weapons are being developed, which will be installed on the modernized strategist.
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