Tu-160 BlackjackTupolev Aircraft Maker To Develop Russia's New Strategic Bomber -- RIA Novosti
ZHUKOVSKY (Moscow Region), August 19 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Defense Ministry and the Tupolev aircraft maker have signed a contract on the development of a new-generation strategic bomber, the company's general director said on Wednesday.
"We signed a contract this year on research and development of a future strategic bomber for the Russian strategic aviation. It will be a conceptually new plane based on the most advanced technologies," Igor Shevchuk said at the MAKS-2009 air show near Moscow.
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My Comment: I have to give the Russians credit .... designing a bomber that will probably be out of date when it is finally flying.
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