On Monday, November 29, in Russia, they declared preparations for testing the strategic bomber-rocket-shell Tu-160m new construction. The Polish edition of Defence24 suggested that this indicates the lag of Russian strategic aviation from the United States.
In the publication noted that the characteristics of the aircraft of the new construction do not disclose. The author suggested that the rocket bomber will receive the engine on-32-02 and a new avionics.
“These works paradoxically indicate a significant lag of Russia from the United States, which not only put into service the B-2 Spirit strategic bomber, but now are in an advanced stage of working on its successor, marked by B-21 Raider,” writes Polish edition. Defence24 notes that the Russian analogue of B-2 will be a promising bomber Pak-yes, but its development is at an early stage.
Previously, the source in the aircrafttener industry said that by the end of the year Tu-160 tested at the Kazan Aviation Plant named after Sergei Gorbunov. The plane of the new building will run through the runway.
In October, the “CED-Kuznetsov” announced the increase in the production of NK-32 engines. New power units will receive the entire park of aircraft Tu-160.