Russia has started building the first long-range strategic bomber stealth. Its creation is done on the program promising aviation complex distant aviation (PAK DA). Factory designation of the project – “the product is 80”, aka “a Messenger.”
the Project started in 2009. Initially about him have been many disputes. Were both supporters and opponents of the creation of this plane, the work of the company “Tupolev”.
Then for a long time about the project, nothing was heard. Later it became known that the new aircraft will not be the development or modernization of already existing machines, long-range aircraft, and will be a brand new aircraft designed on a “flying wing” and performed with the use of stealth technology “stealth”.
a new aircraft, it is also known that it will be equipped with the most modern means of communication and radioelektronnoi struggle. Can use almost whole range of precision bombs, advanced cruise missiles and hypersonic weapons.
the new car will be subsonic, that is the actual “heavenly snail”. This caused a lot of controversy in the expert community.
the Current Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, while still in the rank of Deputy defense Minister for armaments, is explained by the fact that lately speed characteristics of the machines and long-range aviation has changed. Mainly because of the weapons they used.
the missiles have become much more “long-range” and speed, not to mention hypersonic. But because the tasks of long-range bomber has not included the breakthrough of echeloned defenses at supersonic speeds, as does the new strategist Tu-160M.
According to TASS with reference to sources in the defense industry, has commenced supply of materials and components for the Assembly of the cockpit of the first model of a new aircraft long-range aircraft. Construction is scheduled to finish next year.
This information, “MK” commented a military pilot-sniper, Honored military pilot of Russia, former commander of long-range aviation of the Russian air force Lieutenant-General Mikhail Oparin:
-a New plane is created according to the scheme “flying wing”. But it’s not the American In-2, we go our own way. He will replace our Tu-22M3 (according to Western classification of “Betfair”) and Tu-95MS (“Bear”), but can operate at a longer range. The aircraft will be combat missions in long-range strategic and operational-strategic areas. Note that we extend the program of our “strategist” Tu-160, which was a new sound and will be further developed. As you know, in Kazan resumed serial production of the new Tu-160M2.
Simultaneously, the establishment of the aircraft under the program PAK DA – the task today is very important. Such an aircraft for long-range aircraft are essential. Combat experience in Syria has shown that war in the 21st century can be very different. And a plane that could get as near and far enemy, while remaining invisible and invulnerable for it, as it has a small reflective surface, we need. Experience has shown that such a plane should do. And to do as quickly as possible.
