The Russian Ministry of Defense received two modernized strategic missile carrier Tu-160 “White Swan”, transmission took place at the airport of Kazan Aviation Plant. It is reported by the press service of the military department.
By specialists 264 military representation of the Ministry of Defense of Russia at the Kazan Aviation Plant. Gorbunov adopted two strategic missile carrier Tu-160 “Ivan Yarygin” and “Vasily Reshetnikov
– It said in a statement.
reported, that in the course of work on aircraft, inertial navigation and engine control systems were modernized, as well as weapons devices using modern digital technologies. It is assumed, what strategists got the opportunity to carry 12 new strategic cruise missiles X-101 / X-102, deployed on two new six-shot revolving rotary launchers.
After modernization, both aircraft passed the necessary ground and flight tests..
Tu-160 – supersonic strategic missile with variable geometry wing. It designed to engage the nuclear and conventional weapons of the most important goals in the remote military-geographical areas and the hinterland of the continental theaters of war. Adopted in 1987 year. able to carry 40 t bomb load to a distance 14 thousands of kilometers. Tu-160 is capable of speeds in excess of 2200 kmh.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported, that modernization must go 15 missile carriers Tu-160 VKS of the Russian Federation and to 2027 ten new strategists of Tu-160M were built with the beginning of deliveries to 2023 year.
