The Bomber of the Russian Federation will carry 30 tons of hypersonic and nuclear missiles - the media

In this regard, Army Recognition observers, in particular, emphasized the key capabilities of the future aircraft - the "Messenger" will allegedly carry hypersonic and nuclear missiles with a total mass of 30 tons, and the flight range will reach 12,000 kilometers. The authors of the material write that the project of the Russian Pak da new generation has faced various problems and skepticism during its development.

However, the latest information gives a more detailed idea of ​​its technologies and strategic capabilities. The "Messenger" aircraft is described as a sixth-generation stel-bomber with internal compartments for weapons and the possibility of supersonic flight without a forcing. These machines are expected to be equipped with laser weapons, network -centric warfare and unmanned flight regimes.

Although laser weapons have not yet been developed, and network -centered capabilities are already used in the current generation, experts say. This bomber should supplement, and in the future replace the outdated Tu-95 and Tu-160, which are in service with the PCS of the Russian Federation.

Known technical characteristics of PACE "Fellow": The developers claim that the bomber will be equipped with 12 winged X-BD missiles with a range of 6 500 km, as well as missiles X-555, X-101/102 and possibly X-47 "Kinkal" And future hypersonic missiles X-95 with a range of more than 5,000 km. It is noteworthy that Pak will be equipped with air-air missiles, which will allow him to act unaccompanied. Such capabilities are caused by the design of the aircraft and the power plant.

Viewers write that Pak Da uses the "flying wing" design, similar to the American strategic bomber B-2 Spirit. This design allows you to abandon the traditional parts of the aircraft, such as fuselage, wings and stabilizers, replacing them with integrated aerodynamic form and complex flight management systems. As for the power plant, the Kuznetsova NK-65 turbopanic engine was first considered for PAC, but eventually chosen NK32-02, a 24-ton forthcoming engine, which is already used on Tu-160M2.

This engine provides 30-hour non-loading flights and withstands temperatures from minus 60 to plus 50 ° C. The engine life is 12 to 21 years. In general, the development of the "envoy" faced significant delays, mainly due to problems with the engine and the distraction of resources for conflict in Ukraine. However, on June 20, the head of OJSC "Tupolev" Konstantin Timofeev stated that the work on Pak daily, the first flight is scheduled for 2025, and mass production is planned to start in 2027.