The upgraded bomber
Tupolev-160M will be equipped with the newest on-board defense system,
up-to-date reliable jamming-resistant communication system and unique weapons.
KAZAN, January 30.
/TASS/. The first fundamentally upgraded serially produced strategic bomber
Tupolev-160M is to be provided for the Russian military in 2021, Defense
Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday.
"The work on
producing the upgraded Tupolev-160M proceeds on time. The first serially made
plane unparalleled in the world is to be provided for the military in
2021," Shoigu said at a conference in Kazan devoted to Russian Aerospace
Force hardware maintenance.
Shoigu recalled that
on instructions from the supreme commander-in-chief the Kazan aircraft building
plant had resumed the production of a fundamentally upgraded Tupolev-160M.
"It will be
equipped with the newest on-board defense system, up-to-date reliable
jamming-resistant communication system and unique weapons, which will
considerably enhance its combat capabilities in using conventional and nuclear
weapons. The plane will be powered with NK-32 second series engines, which will
considerably increase its range and duration of flight," Shoigu said.
He recalled that
Tatarstan-based industries were working on dozens of major contracts for the
armed forces.
"By investing
considerable funds into the region’s economy the Defense Ministry promotes its
development, creates new jobs and improves living standards. Tatarstan’s
authorities take care of the military personnel’s housing problems. We hope
that it will be so in the future," Shoigu said.
Source: ITAR-TASS
30-01-2019
