Russia’s newest modernized missile-carrying bomber Tu-160M has conducted its first flight test, Russian aerospace and defence company Tupolev said on Sunday. “On 2 February 2020, the first flight of the first deeply modernized Tu-160M prototype bomber based on the Tu-160 combat aircraft took place at the KAZ airfield named after S. P. Gorbunov, a branch […]

DefenceTalkFirst Tu-160M modernised strategic bomber is to enter the Russian Armed Forces in 2021. It was announced by Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu during his working visit to the Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant, a branch of the Tupolev PJSC. “We are working on upgrading the Tu-160M and giving its a new outlook […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-tu-160m-modernized-strategic-bomber-to-enter-service-in-2021-72098/