Russia Flies First New-Build Tu-160M2 Bomber

Tu-160M2
Credit: United Aircraft Corp
United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) on Jan. 12 flew the first newly assembled Tu-160M2 bomber from the Kazan Aviation Plant in Russia. The first flight lasted about 30 min. and reached an altitude of 600 m, UAC says in an announcement. The flight of the first newly built version of the modernized...

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