Putin came to Kazan to look at Tu-160m: what could be improved in the rocket launcher-the media

Modernized Tu-160M, in particular, will be equipped with NK-32-02 engines, in which the new technologies have been able to reduce fuel consumption by about 10%. Russian President Volodymyr Putin visited the Kazan Air Force (Kaz) on February 21, where he was shown up-to-date strategic Tu-160m rocket launchers who were allegedly ready for serial production. Bulgarian Military Osers told about what improvements that the improvements could be familiarized with Kremlin head.

The authors of the publication have drew attention to a number of new solutions that are discussed in open sources. In particular, it is about integration into Tu-160m of new avionics, the installation of aircraft of upgraded NK-32-02 engines, as well as a new weapons rocket launcher-aerobalist missile X-47M2 "Dagious". Back in November 2020, the press service of the United Aviation Corporation (UAC) reported that the Tu-160m made its first flight with new NK-32-02 serial engines.

At that time, Russian profile resources said that the upgraded engine retained all the main features of the NK-32 architecture and design. This is still a double -circuit trigible engine, the compressor of which is preserved high and medium pressure, and in the turbine there are high, medium and low pressure degrees. The main characteristics have also remained at the same level. The foster thrust is 25000 kgf, but thanks to "various refinements" allegedly reduced fuel consumption by about 10%.

Propagandists claim that this result has become possible due to the development of engineers of PJSC "Kuznetsov" of technologies such as large magnesium and shaped titanium casting. In 2019, there were conversations in the information space that candidates for X-47M2 "Dagel" could be strategic bombers-trainers-trainees of Tu-160m.

The fact is that the aircraft can be compared to the MiG-31K height and speed, which is today the only platform for "daggers", namely these characteristics are important for launching supersonic missiles. In this case, the radius of action and combat load of Tu-160m is significantly larger. Already this year, information has emerged that the "dagger" missiles will receive a heavier warhead and will be integrated into strategic Tu-22m3 and Tu-160m bombers.

Experts say that if this idea is implemented, then the efficiency of use of both bombers and missiles X-47M2 can increase several times. For example, during the departure of the Bomber from the Aviation Air Base in the Saratov region of the Russian Federation with a cruising speed of 1. 5 Mach the total radius of damage to the rocket "Dagious" will be 3000-3500 km. And as much as possible from the moment of takeoff to the moment of damage to the target at such a distance will be about 2 hours.