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Russia’s Tupolev Tu-22M Bomber Can Be Summed Up in One Word
Put simply, the Tu-22M can strike almost anywhere, at any time, from beyond the range of Ukrainian defenses. T he Russian Armed Forces continue defying the expectations of Western ...
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Tupolev Tu-144: The Story Of The Soviet Supersonic Concorde Competitor
The Russian-built Tupolev Tu-144 was the first supersonic passenger plane ever to fly, but it had some built-in flaws. Bigger, heavier, and less technologically advanced than Concorde, its ...
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First newly-built Tupolev Tu-160M bomber to be delivered this year
MOSCOW, December 23. /TASS/. The first newly-built Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber will be delivered before the end of this year, head of the United Aircraft Corporation Yury ...
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Russia’s newly-built Tu-160M strategic bomber named after first woman in space
BANGALORE /India/, February 14. /TASS/. The first Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber built under the resumed production program has been named after the Soviet cosmonaut and the ...
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Sixth-Gen Faceoff: Could Russia’s PAK DA Beat America’s B-21 Raider?
The Russians call their version of this system the “PAK DA.” Built by the iconic Tupolev Design Bureau, there is much debate in the West about whether this plane will even fly anytime soon.