Russia is to renew production of Tu-160 (Blackjack) supersonic strategic bomber and missile carrier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday.
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“Today it is already necessary to solve the task of not only maintaining and modernizing long-range aviation, we must also produce the Tu-160 missile carrier,” Shoigu said during a visit at the Kazan Aviation Plant.
Shoigu said that the Tu-160 is “a unique machine, ahead of its time for many years and even until now has not been exploited to its full potential.”
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According to the manufacturer of the Tu-160, Tupolev JSC, the aircraft is the world’s largest supersonic bomber jet, as well as the heaviest combat aircraft in the world. About 35 Tu-160 aircraft have been built.
Full article: Russia to Renew Production of Tu-160 ‘Blackjack’ Strategic Bomber (Sputnik News)
