Russian Military Orders Tu-160 Bombers

MOSCOW—The Russian military will enhance its long-range air strike capabilities through expanding its fleet of Tupolev Tu-160 bombers. The production of this Cold War-era aircraft was suspended in 2008, but on Jan. 25 the defense ministry placed a new order with United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) for 10...
Maxim Pyadushkin

In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine. In the past he was in charge of several ATO’s sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.

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