Russian (Soviet) supersonic strategic bomber-rocket maker with a wing of a variable sweatshirt Tu-160 is just a giant “missile truck” in the sky, writes American magazine The National Interest.
In the publication of the publication, the aircraft is called the Heritage Plane, which is the fastest, as well as the largest and heavy bombarder from ever built. ” “Externally, it looks like American Rockwell B-1 Lancer, which actually stimulated the development of the Soviet construction aircraft,” says the magazine.
The National Interest reminds that the Tu-160 does not have a protective armament, as a result of which the plane is accompanied by supersonic fighter-interceptor interceptors of the distant radius of the MiG-31.
In March RIA Novosti, referring to a source in the defense and industrial complex, they reported that the Russian promising aviation complex of long-range aviation (Pak Yes), which, in particular, should replace Tu-160 in the future, will be able to imperceptibly overcome the boundary of the air defense. (Air Defense) NATO countries.
In December 2019, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexei Krivorucko said that the package yes, designed to perform the tasks of the Far Aviation aircraft Tu-160, Tu-95ms and Tu-22m3, will be sent for air-space forces (VKS) to the end 2027.