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Tupolev design bureau to work on new strategic bomber

Ministry of defense and the Tupolev design bureau signed a contact to develop a new long-range strategic bomber (known in Russia as PAK DA). Under the contract, Tupolev will develop a draft technical design of the aircraft. The new bomber is expected to be included in the 2016-2025 State Armament Program.

The R&D work on the new bomber was reported to begin in 2011. Preliminary design work started earlier - in 2009. At the time, it was expected that flight tests of the aircraft would begin in 2020.

[Aviation] [February 18, 2014] []

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Are there any renderings from the Tupolev design bureau? I would be curious what the new bomber might look like. Especially since it will be replacing all the Bears, Blackjacks, and Backfires. (NATO designations) Has it been stated whether this aircraft will be a “nuclear weapons carrier” only or will have conventional missions as well. Just thinking counting rules with New START.

Frank Shuler
USA

[Frank Shuler ] [February 18, 2014] [#]

Frank,

Haven't seen anything lately as far as renderings go, but the latest I have heard is that the PAK DA will be similar in concept to the LRS-B: that is, subsonic and stealthy. This is a change from the earlier supersonic proposal which was more like the Tu-160, at least in terms of performance.

[Jon Grams ] [February 22, 2014] [#]

Tu-95MS BEAR flight over Rostov towards the Ukrainian border -- 2014/03/26:
http://vk.com/wall151948022_18044
http://forums.airforce.ru/kurilka/5638-ukrainskaya-mobilizaciya-7/#post106851

[Alexander Stukalin] [March 26, 2014] [#]

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