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Second Upgraded Tupolev-22M3M Makes First Flight

A second overhauled and fundamentally upgraded strategic bomber Tupolev-22M3M has performed its first flight, a source in the defense-industrial complex has told TASS. The plane took off from and landed at the airdrome of the Kazan aircraft-building plant. The press service of the public joint stock company Tupolev (an affiliate of the united aircraft-building corporation…
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Tu-160M Strategic Bomber Makes its Maiden Flight

The first newly manufactured strategic missile carrier Tu-160M made its first flight from the airfield of the Kazan Aviation Plant on 12 January, said the press service of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) in a release.  The program of reproduction of Tu-160 aircraft in the modernized form of the Tu-160M was launched by the decision…
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Serial Production of APR-3ME Starts

  Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) has started the serial production of the latest APR-3ME air-to-submarine torpedoes, Boris Obnosov, General Director of KTRV, told TASS.   “Serial production of the APR-3ME air-to-submarine missile has started. The first batch has been delivered,” Obnosov told Tass. According to the head of KTRV, work is in progress to develop new…
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First Modernised Tu-160M ​​for Testing

The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) of the Rostec State Corporation has handed over the first modernised Tu-160M ​​ missile carrierwith new NK-32 series 02 engines for preliminary tests. The aircraft will continue to carry out the test programme at the Tupolev flight test and development base in Zhukovsky near Moscow. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google…
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A Hypersonic Glider for China’s H-6N?

The new Chinese bomber is designed for the air-launch of large ballistic missiles, perhaps with hypersonic gliders, writes Gabriele Molinelli for Portale Difesa. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. Interesting images came from China of one of the new H-6N bombers with, a large air-launched ballistic missile at the ventral recess, which bears important similarities…
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Leap into Opportunity Space

Use of “Digital Twin” technology encircles the entire product life cycle, from design (including avant-project, research and development) through manufacturing to after-sales service / maintenance and repairs
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“Courier”: Russia’s First PAK-DA Strategic Stealth Bomber

A source in the military-industrial complex has revealed that the work on constructing Russia's first strategic stealth bomber within the Perspective Aviation Complex for Long-Range Aviation (PAK DA) program, has begun- reported TASS. "The production of airframe elements will be handled by one of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)’s plants; development of working design documentation…
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New Hypersonic Missile Designed for Tu-22M3M Tested

Sources in the Russian industrial complex have revealed that Russia's air forces have recently tested a new hypersonic missile that is created for a modified version of the Tu-22M3M strategic bomber. "Recently, a new hypersonic missile was tested on the Tu-22M3. The missile will be part of the armament range of the upgraded Tu-22M3M along…
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Upgraded Strategic Tu-160 Delivered to Airforces

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has received 2 modernised Tu-160 strategic bomber "White Swan". The transfer took place at the airport of Kazan Aviation Plant, reported the press service of the military department. Specialists of 264 military representatives of the Ministry of Defence were at the Kazan Aviation Plant named after Gorbunov…
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Serviceability of Training Aircrafts Rises to 90%

During a teleconference between the the National Centre for State Defence Control of the Russian Federation and the leadership of the Armed Forces, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu gave an update on the issue of the serviceability of training aircraft of the Aerospace Forces. The Minister of Defence stated that a lot of serious…
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