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Russian Minister of Defense S. Shoigu visiting Kazan Aviation factory, instructed to resume production of unique supersonic Tu-160 bombers (“White swan”).
Today it has already become clear that this unique car is ahead time is not one decade, but for various reasons fantastic in its characteristics the missile carrier is not fully used in the Armed forces of Russia. how stressed the minister, the best supersonic bomber – completely unusual aircraft – no one in the world has yet invented.
Today, Russia uses only fifteen Tu-160 aircraft, which also require some modernization, as held since 2012. It is being developed a fundamentally new strategic missile carrier PAK DA, which, most likely to make its first “heavenly voyage” in 2019. A already by 2025 he should staff in a similar class aircraft military aviation of Russia. Unique Tu-160 bomber, advanced and fully modernized, will remain in service.
By the way, we note that by the end of this year, the Armed Forces Russia will receive two brand new Tu-160, as well as twelve long-range flight Tu-22M3 bombers.
And another thing: the Pentagon recently transferred to the shock command US Armed Forces B-1B Lancer Bomber Fearing frequent flights of terrifying Russian Tu-160 aircraft. However, according to experts, the B-1B Lancer missile carriers were inferior not even the modernized Russian Tu-160, now unique Russian missile carrier and completely left its competitor behind, becoming truly the fastest and most formidable military aircraft of the twenty-first century.
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