03.11.2020
The fully modernized Tu-160M missile carrier bomber performs its first flight with new engines
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During the flight, necessary tests of upgraded aircraft systems and avionics installed as part of full modernization of the aircraft were conducted. In addition, operation of the new NK-32 Series 2 engine developed by United Engine Corporation (part of Rostec State Corporation) was evaluated. According to the crew report, the flight was running in the normal mode; systems and equipment have operated without concerns.
The Tu-160M aircraft is a fully modernized strategic missile carrier bomber. The first Тu-160M prototype was built as part of the extensive upgrading program of combatant aircraft systems of the strategic and long-range aviation, which is currently carried out by Tupolev PJSC.
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