The upgraded missile carrier launched "تو -160 إم" From the Kazan Aviation Factory, and flew at an altitude of 600 meters for about half an hour, according to what was announced by the company "روستيخ" In a statement, it said that the flight crew had conducted maneuvers to check the plane’s stability and controllability in the air.
This was preceded by experimental air tests of the missile launcher; On the second of February of the year 2020, it was implemented "تو -160 إم" Its first successful flight at an altitude of 1,500 meters and a duration of 34 minutes, from Gorbunov Airport in Kazan, central Russia. The trials saw the testing of the upgraded general systems and onboard wireless electronic equipment and evaluation of the performance of the new engine.
The launcher is "تو -160" Its production in Russia was stopped in 2008, while work on its production was resumed again after a decision issued in 2015 by the Russian President. Vladimir Putin, who wanted to revive it again, and the new upgraded version bears the name " تو -160 إم".
The upgraded version of "white swan" Which finally saw the light after various initial tests last year, and it enjoys different advantages from its predecessor, which began to be developed during the Soviet Union before its production was stopped at a later time, especially the two completely new engines (NK-32-02 model). ).
The percentage difference in white swan The new aircraft compared to its original predecessor, which flew for the first time in 1981 and entered service in 1987, to 80 percent of the equipment of the new supersonic aircraft, according to what the company announced through the official of the Information and Communication Division, Yekaterina Baranova.
With regard to the payload of the plane, which is described as the fastest bomber in the world, it can carry 12 nuclear-tipped missiles (the launcher is a candidate for carrying the Kha-95 hypersonic missiles that Russia is developing, which is difficult for air defenses to intercept), up to a range of 3.5 thousand km . It is designed to be equipped to carry new weapons, as announced earlier by the Minister of Industry of Russia Denis Manturov.
The Tu-160M is also equipped with new electronic combat systems and more advanced types of weapons, according to the commander of the Russian Strategic Aviation Force, Sergey Kobylash, who said earlier this year that his forces will receive this year two Tu-160M aircraft with new advanced weapons with electronic combat systems. A glass cockpit with a digital display.
The original radar has been replaced by the new NV-70M, and the flight control system, navigation equipment and communications suite are all new. and reach Launcher production cost Each is 270 million US dollars.
Currently, the process of upgrading and developing the Tu-160 fighters in the Russian Air Force is underway, to the configuration of the new M model, with a total of about 40 aircraft.
The aircraft, which officially flew for the first time on January 12, 2022, is the first newly built airframe under contract with the Ministry of Industry and Trade among ten advanced Tu-160M2 aircraft to be produced for the Russian forces.
Tu-160M is considered the heaviest Supersonic military aircraft In the world to date, it is the mainstay of long-range aviation of the Russian forces, and has been designed to strike enemy targets in remote areas with nuclear and conventional weapons.
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The upgraded missile carrier launchedتو -160 إم“From the Kazan Aviation Factory, and flew at an altitude of 600 meters for about half an hour, according to what was announced by the company”روستيخIn a statement, it said the cabin crew had conducted maneuvers to check the plane’s stability and controllability in the air.
This was preceded by experimental air tests of the missile launcher; On February 2, 2020, the Tu-160M carried out its first successful flight at an altitude of 1,500 m and a duration of 34 minutes, from Gorbunov Airport in Kazan, central Russia. The trials saw the testing of the upgraded general systems and onboard wireless electronic equipment and evaluation of the performance of the new engine.
The Tu-160 bomber stopped production in Russia in 2008, while work on its production was resumed again after a decision issued in 2015 by the Russian President Vladimir Putin, who wanted to revive it again, and the new upgraded version bears the name “Tu-160M”.
The upgraded version of the “White Swan” model, which finally saw the light after various initial tests last year, has different advantages than its predecessor, which began to be developed during the Soviet Union before its production was stopped at a later time after that, especially the two completely new engines ( An NK-32-02 model.
The percentage difference in white swan The new aircraft compared to its original predecessor, which flew for the first time in 1981 and entered service in 1987, to 80 percent of the equipment of the new supersonic aircraft, according to what the company announced through the official of the Information and Communication Division, Yekaterina Baranova.
With regard to the payload of the plane, which is described as the fastest bomber in the world, it can carry 12 nuclear-tipped missiles (the launcher is a candidate for carrying the Kha-95 hypersonic missiles that Russia is developing, which is difficult for air defenses to intercept), up to a range of 3.5 thousand km . It is designed to be equipped to carry new weapons, as announced earlier by the Minister of Industry of Russia Denis Manturov.
The Tu-160M is also equipped with new electronic combat systems and more advanced types of weapons, according to the commander of the Russian Strategic Aviation Force, Sergey Kobylash, who said earlier this year that his forces will receive this year two Tu-160M aircraft with new advanced weapons with electronic combat systems. A glass cockpit with a digital display.
The original radar has been replaced by the new NV-70M, and the flight control system, navigation equipment and communications suite are all new. and reach Launcher production cost Each is 270 million US dollars.
Currently, the process of upgrading and developing the Tu-160 fighters in the Russian Air Force is underway, to the configuration of the new M model, with a total of about 40 aircraft.
The aircraft, which officially flew for the first time on January 12, 2022, is the first newly built airframe under contract with the Ministry of Industry and Trade among ten advanced Tu-160M2 aircraft to be produced for the Russian forces.
Tu-160M is considered the heaviest Supersonic military aircraft In the world to date, it is the mainstay of long-range aviation of the Russian forces, and has been designed to strike enemy targets in remote areas with nuclear and conventional weapons.
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