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| Russia to design 6th-gen long-range UNMANNED strategic bomber by 2040 – top general | Russia to design 6th-gen long-range UNMANNED strategic bomber by 2040 – top general |
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| Russia’s Aerospace Forces are undergoing a major overhaul, looking forward to welcome a 5th generation subsonic bomber into its fleet as well as a long-range bomber drone, to be developed in the next 20 years, the military said. | Russia’s Aerospace Forces are undergoing a major overhaul, looking forward to welcome a 5th generation subsonic bomber into its fleet as well as a long-range bomber drone, to be developed in the next 20 years, the military said. |
| Russia’s Aerospace Forces (VKS), that mark their 105th birthday on Monday, have been making rapid strides in an effort to upgrade the fleet of long-range bombers and develop new advanced aircraft, Lieutenant-General Sergey Kobylash, the chief of Russia's Long-Range Aviation told Russian Moskovsky Komsomolets daily on Sunday. | |
| “Our aircraft and their weapons are subject to constant improvement. Further development of the long-range aviation is being carried out not only by upgrading Tu-160, Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 bombers to extend their service life, but also by developing the Prospective Aviation Complex for Long-range Aviation – a 5th-gen strategic bomber,” Kobylash said. | “Our aircraft and their weapons are subject to constant improvement. Further development of the long-range aviation is being carried out not only by upgrading Tu-160, Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 bombers to extend their service life, but also by developing the Prospective Aviation Complex for Long-range Aviation – a 5th-gen strategic bomber,” Kobylash said. |
| The new bomber will be subsonic, the general said, noting that the aircraft will be capable of “performing all tasks the long-range aviation is facing.” The brainchild of the aircraft manufacturer Tupolev, the project, dubbed PAK-DA, has been in the works since 2009. The bomber will use stealth technology and can be armed with hypersonic air-to-surface missiles. The aircraft is expected to have a range of 12.500km and be capable of carrying a payload of up to 30 tons. The plane is set to make its first flight in 2025 and enter service in the late 2020s. | The new bomber will be subsonic, the general said, noting that the aircraft will be capable of “performing all tasks the long-range aviation is facing.” The brainchild of the aircraft manufacturer Tupolev, the project, dubbed PAK-DA, has been in the works since 2009. The bomber will use stealth technology and can be armed with hypersonic air-to-surface missiles. The aircraft is expected to have a range of 12.500km and be capable of carrying a payload of up to 30 tons. The plane is set to make its first flight in 2025 and enter service in the late 2020s. |
| The Russian military, however, does not plan to stop at that and is seeking to develop a pilotless 6th generation bomber by 2040, Kobylash said, without providing any further details. | The Russian military, however, does not plan to stop at that and is seeking to develop a pilotless 6th generation bomber by 2040, Kobylash said, without providing any further details. |
| In the recent years, the Russian military has been working to replace the current fleet of Tu-160, Tu-95MS, and Tu-22M3, the legacy of the Soviet era, with cutting-edge aircraft so Russia can thwart any enemy attack amid the ongoing military build-up of the US-led NATO at its doorstep. | In the recent years, the Russian military has been working to replace the current fleet of Tu-160, Tu-95MS, and Tu-22M3, the legacy of the Soviet era, with cutting-edge aircraft so Russia can thwart any enemy attack amid the ongoing military build-up of the US-led NATO at its doorstep. |
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