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Speaking at the Samara-based Kuznetsov Plant of the United Engine Corporation, a Russian defense company, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters that manufacturing of the PAK DA has been delayed so that Tupolev Tu-160M2 bomber’s production can be resumed.
A Tu-160 preparing for take off
The Kremlin planned on introducing its fifth-generation PAK DA bomber into service beginning in 2023. However, the PAK DA project has been pushed back again and Russia will instead concentrate on manufacturing of an updated version of the Soviet-era Tu-160 (Russian: Туполев Ту-160, NATO reporting name: Blackjack) supersonic nuclear bomber.
“According to the plans, serial production of the [Tu-160] aircraft new version [the Tu-160M2] is to be implemented starting from 2023,” Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov told at a press conference on 17th July. “The PAK DA project will be somewhat shifted beyond [2023], otherwise there is no sense in it.”
According to Russia Beyond the Headlines, the decision to begin constructing the updated Tu-160M2 at the expense of the fifth-generation PAK DA was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin in May.
A Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bomber in air
According to the National Interest, this decision to modernize the Tu-160 , when the Russian Economy is in a tumble could ultimately lead to the complete abandonment of the PAK DA. The enhancements that the new TU-160M2 will feature embody many designs that were intended for the PAK DA, and the modernized aircraft is “also expected to have a service life of around 40 years.”
Among the upgrades for the TU-160M2 are a newly modernized engine that will enhance the plane’s flight range by over a thousand kilometers, along with several new missiles that will improve the aircraft’s combat capabilities, IHS Jane’s 360 notes.
Read more:http://gadgtecs.com/index.php/2015/...fth-generation-nuclear-bomber-in-big-trouble/
A Tu-160 preparing for take off
The Kremlin planned on introducing its fifth-generation PAK DA bomber into service beginning in 2023. However, the PAK DA project has been pushed back again and Russia will instead concentrate on manufacturing of an updated version of the Soviet-era Tu-160 (Russian: Туполев Ту-160, NATO reporting name: Blackjack) supersonic nuclear bomber.
“According to the plans, serial production of the [Tu-160] aircraft new version [the Tu-160M2] is to be implemented starting from 2023,” Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov told at a press conference on 17th July. “The PAK DA project will be somewhat shifted beyond [2023], otherwise there is no sense in it.”
According to Russia Beyond the Headlines, the decision to begin constructing the updated Tu-160M2 at the expense of the fifth-generation PAK DA was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin in May.
A Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bomber in air
According to the National Interest, this decision to modernize the Tu-160 , when the Russian Economy is in a tumble could ultimately lead to the complete abandonment of the PAK DA. The enhancements that the new TU-160M2 will feature embody many designs that were intended for the PAK DA, and the modernized aircraft is “also expected to have a service life of around 40 years.”
Among the upgrades for the TU-160M2 are a newly modernized engine that will enhance the plane’s flight range by over a thousand kilometers, along with several new missiles that will improve the aircraft’s combat capabilities, IHS Jane’s 360 notes.
Read more:http://gadgtecs.com/index.php/2015/...fth-generation-nuclear-bomber-in-big-trouble/
