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    Tu-160 "White Swan" #2

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    Post  Podlodka77 Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:15 am

    February 18, 01:03

    The second Tu-160M ​​of the new construction was sent to the flight test station

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    Modernized strategic bomber Tu-160M
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    At the end of 2022, the first "strategist" Tu-160M, built from scratch, completed the factory test program

    BANGALORE /India/, 18 February. /TASS/. The second strategic missile carrier Tu-160M ​​of the new construction was sent to the flight test station, the construction of the third sample is underway. This was reported to TASS by a source in the Russian military-industrial complex on the sidelines of the Aero India 2023 international air show held in Bangalore.
    "The first aircraft has already made several flights. The second aircraft has been sent to the flight station, and the assembly of the third Tu-160M ​​is underway," the agency's interlocutor said. TASS does not have official confirmation of this information.

    At the end of 2022, the first "strategist" Tu-160M, built from scratch, completed the factory test program.

    During the flight, maneuvers were performed to check the stability and controllability of the aircraft in the air, the performance of aircraft systems and engines, as well as on-board radio-electronic equipment.

    The program for the reproduction of Tu-160 aircraft in the modernized form of the Tu-160M ​​was launched by the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

    As part of the implementation of the program under the state contract between the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia and the Tupolev bureau, the design documentation for the Tu-160M ​​aircraft was completely digitized in a short time, the technology for vacuum welding of titanium products was restored, the production of aircraft airframe units was resumed, and new cooperation was formed from advanced industrial enterprises in the region. metallurgy, aircraft building, mechanical engineering and instrument making, the main part of which is part of the Rostec state corporation.

    Tu-160 is the largest and most powerful supersonic aircraft with variable wing geometry in the history of military aviation.

    The 14th Aero India International Aerospace Exhibition was held at the Yelahanka Air Base in Bangalore in southern India. Russia presented over 200 samples of Russian military products.

    https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/17082459

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    Post  AMCXXL Mon Mar 20, 2023 1:12 pm


    The Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of Russia visited an aircraft factory for the production of Tu-160

    The Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of Russia, as part of a two-day visit to Kazan, visited the Kazan Aviation Plant named after S.P. Gorbunov, which produces the Tu-160 supersonic strategic bomber bomber Director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), member of the Public Council Ruslan Pukhov took part in the event . A detailed photo report is available on the website of the electronic periodical MK.ru

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    Post  Kiko Fri Mar 24, 2023 10:09 pm

    A nation in arms:

    Upgrade of Tu-160M bomber to allow it to use advanced weapons — Rostec, 03.24.2023.

    The program to resume the production of Tu-160 planes, upgraded as Tu-160M, was set in motion by the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

    MOSCOW, March 24. /TASS/. The upgrade of the Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber will enable it to carry new weapons, including advanced armaments, Russia’s state corporation Rostec said on Friday, following a trip by its Director General Sergey Chemezov to the Gorbunov Aviation Plant in Kazan.

    "The company produces upgraded Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bombers. The decision to resume their production was made by the president of Russia. Upgraded planes have expanded combat capabilities and considerable potential. Further development of the platform will enable it to use new types of weapons, including advanced weapons," the company said in a statement.

    Chemezov said, according to the statement, that the plant is ratcheting up the production of these aircraft. "The company is increasing production of the famous white swans, which are the signature piece of our strategic aviation. They are unique machines, beautiful on the outside and formidable in terms of their capabilities," the Rostec chief was quoted as saying in the statement.

    He said the company is also ramping production of the civilian Tu-214 airplane to the tune of 10 per year.

    The program to resume the production of Tu-160 planes, upgraded as Tu-160M, was set in motion by the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin. As part of the program and under a contract between the Russian Industry and Trade Ministry and the Tupolev design bureau, the design documentation for the Tu-160M has been digitalized in short order, the technology of vacuum welding for titanium parts has been restored, production of the plane’s airframe has been resumed, and cooperation has been established among advanced companies in the areas of steel production, aviation and machine building, most of which are part of the Rostec corporation.

    The Tu-160 is the largest and most powerful supersonic aircraft in the history of military aviation with variable wing geometry. Earlier, TASS reported that a second newly-built strategic bomber had been sent to a flight test station, and a third such plane is now under construction.

    https://tass.com/defense/1594119

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