Modernized Blackjack Makes First Flight

Credit: UAC
MOSCOW—The first modernized Tupolev Tu-160M, the latest variant of the Cold War-era Tu-160 Blackjack heavy strategic bomber, made its first flight on Feb. 2, according to Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC). The flight took place at Kazan Aviation Plant, a branch of Tupolev that is a part of UAC...
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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