However, it may not be about the construction of new machines, but about some modernization of Soviet aircraft under the "Play Program" during 2020-2022. How to put into operation new aviation samples are going on, the Defense Express is said of September 10. Views say that Russia plans to increase the number of strategic rocket launchers up to 20 units to form a new farm of far aircraft and place it in the Far East.
After that, the production of promising 80 products with the Pak Dae index is planned, the development of which is allegedly completed. Meanwhile, according to the loud statements of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, there may be a completely trivial introduction of four already available Tu-160 aircraft, which will be some modernization.
In particular, Western observers from The Military Balance say that Russia has 16 Tu-160 units now, and in order to reach a mark in 20 cars, it is enough to put ready-made planes. "This is exactly what Russian aviation should finally get planes that have been upgraded or composed of Soviet workpieces under the" reproduction "program during 2020-2022," experts stressed.
As for modernization, according to Russian sources, Tu-160m will have new NK-32-02 engines and other "separate structural elements". Although it was said that the planes would be equipped with radically updated onboard electronics. In addition, the resource of upgraded Tu-160 will be the same as that of old cars that were collected on the workpieces of the Soviet times.
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