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"Tupolev" will finalize a long-range bomber in 2012
Development of long-term aviation complex long-range aviation (PAK DA) will be completed in 2012. This, as reported by Interfax , said the president of the company "Tupolev", leading the development of a new bomber, Alexander Bobryshev. It was reported earlier that the new aircraft that will be created on the basis of a supersonic bomber Tu-160 first flew in 2015.
At a meeting with the Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin Bobryshev also explained that in 2012 completed all the research work. It is reported by RIA Novosti . After that, the company "Tupolev" will start development work, which is scheduled for completion in 2017.
22 December 2009 the commander of long-range strategic air force, Major-General Anatoly Zhikharev said that the prospective bomber would replace "and distant, and strategic bombers and missile carriers. The new aircraft will replace the Tu-160, Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3, now constitute the basis for long-range aviation in Russia.
"The new aircraft will malozameten, but completely eliminate its visibility for an aircraft of this class is impossible. Reduce the same to the effective reflecting surface is possible using the new technologies and materials" - Zhikharev said, noting that the new bomber entered service in 2025-2030 year .
On signing the contract to develop and create a fundamentally new strategic bomber in August 2009, the general director of "Tupolev" Igor Shevchuk. According Bobrysheva, the contract was concluded for a period of three years. The main characteristics of prospective bombers are still unknown.
By the end of 2008, part of the association of Russian Air Force were 64 Tu-95MS bombers, 16 Tu-160 and about 120 Tu-22M3. In addition, the storage was about 90 Tu-22M2 and Tu-22M3, and four Tu-160 Blackjack and Tu-95MS, seven were used for testing purposes.
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Development of long-term aviation complex long-range aviation (PAK DA) will be completed in 2012. This, as reported by Interfax , said the president of the company "Tupolev", leading the development of a new bomber, Alexander Bobryshev. It was reported earlier that the new aircraft that will be created on the basis of a supersonic bomber Tu-160 first flew in 2015.
At a meeting with the Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin Bobryshev also explained that in 2012 completed all the research work. It is reported by RIA Novosti . After that, the company "Tupolev" will start development work, which is scheduled for completion in 2017.
22 December 2009 the commander of long-range strategic air force, Major-General Anatoly Zhikharev said that the prospective bomber would replace "and distant, and strategic bombers and missile carriers. The new aircraft will replace the Tu-160, Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3, now constitute the basis for long-range aviation in Russia.
"The new aircraft will malozameten, but completely eliminate its visibility for an aircraft of this class is impossible. Reduce the same to the effective reflecting surface is possible using the new technologies and materials" - Zhikharev said, noting that the new bomber entered service in 2025-2030 year .
On signing the contract to develop and create a fundamentally new strategic bomber in August 2009, the general director of "Tupolev" Igor Shevchuk. According Bobrysheva, the contract was concluded for a period of three years. The main characteristics of prospective bombers are still unknown.
By the end of 2008, part of the association of Russian Air Force were 64 Tu-95MS bombers, 16 Tu-160 and about 120 Tu-22M3. In addition, the storage was about 90 Tu-22M2 and Tu-22M3, and four Tu-160 Blackjack and Tu-95MS, seven were used for testing purposes.
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