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The First Newly-built Tu-160M to Be Received

The First Newly-built Tu-160M to Be Received
Denis Manturov, Industry and Trade Minister of Russia reported that Russia’s Defense Ministry will receive the first newly-built Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber until the end of the second quarter of this year for subsequent state trials and operational service. During his trip to the Republic of Tatarstan in the Volga area, Manturov visited the Kazan…
  • 07.02.2022
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Tu-160M Strategic Bomber Makes its Maiden Flight

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…
  • 27.01.2022
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First Modernised Tu-160M ​​for Testing

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…
  • 11.03.2021
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Two Tu-160 Bombers Conduct 12-Hour Mission

Two Tu-160 Bombers Conduct 12-Hour Mission
Two strategic missile carriers Tu-160 performed a planned flight over the neutral waters of the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the North Sea, said the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. The duration of the flight was about 12…
  • 15.10.2020
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European Jet Fighters Escort Tu-160 Bombers Over the Baltic

European Jet Fighters Escort Tu-160 Bombers Over the Baltic
The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation announced today that two Tu-160 strategic missile carriers of the Aerospace Forces completed a planned flight in airspace over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. The total flight time exceeded eight hours. Several fighter jets of European countries have escorted two Russian Tu-160 bombers over the…
  • 29.04.2020
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Upgraded Strategic Tu-160 Delivered to Airforces

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…
  • 24.04.2020
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Two Russian Tu-160 Bombers Carry Out Patrol Mission Over Northern Atlantic

Two Russian Tu-160 Bombers Carry Out Patrol Mission Over Northern Atlantic
Two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers performed a regular patrol flight over neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas, and the Atlantic Ocean, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. «The flight duration was 15 hours. The Tu-160 crews drilled aerial refueling skills. Norwegian F-16 and British Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets escorted the Russian planes…
  • 13.03.2020
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International Exercises of the Russian Armed Forces in 2020: An Overview

International Exercises of the Russian Armed Forces in 2020: An Overview
Military exercises are one of the most important elements of military readiness. They serve several key purposes, including practicing new ways of using troops, verifying command and control capabilities, trying out new ways of organizing and conducting combats, and testing the latest weaponry. International exercises broaden the range of objectives: they increase trust between participating…
  • 20.08.2021
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Russia Needs to Build Up Production of Armaments

Russia Needs to Build Up Production of Armaments
Russia needs to build up the production of Su-57 fifth-generation fighters and Il-76MD-90A heavy military transport planes for the Russian troops, said the Russian Defence Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said at the ministry’s conference call on Tuesday. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. "This year, it is important to build up the production of…
  • 02.02.2021
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