Strategic Bits and Pieces

The Kazan Production Assn. has rolled out another Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bomber, completing airframe work that had been frozen since the early 1990s. The air force now has 16-18 Tu-160s operational. The Kazan site also is reported to have subassemblies for a further two Tu-160s.

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.