First Tu-160M2 Strategic Bomber Delivery Set For 2021

Credit: Tu-160: Alex Beltyukov
MOSCOW—The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive the first new Tupolev Tu-160M2 strategic bomber in 2021, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced Jan. 30 while visiting the aircraft’s production facility in Kazan. The military placed an order for 10 Tu-160M2s in January 2018. This is the latest...
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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