New IP and Electronics System: Putin ordered to reinforce nuclear bombers Tu-160

According to the Russian agency, the strategic rocket launcher will be equipped with "the most modern weapons, a complex of EW and advanced electronics. " It took more than five years to modernize this aircraft, which was admitted to the service in 1987. During this time, the designers and engineers completely digitized all Soviet documentation, restored the complex technology of vacuum titanium vacuum cooking, restored the production of the main units of the bomber.

For its modernization, the efforts of many enterprises that are part of the Rostech structure were accumulated. In total, the USSR, and then Russia, managed to produce 35 of these intercontinental bombers who were response to the American B-2. Currently, about 15 of them are in operation in the Russian Federation and the first three in the modernized state is already tested. Tu-160 is considered the largest and most powerful air rocket launcher in the world with variable wing geometry.

It can overcome the distance of about 15 thousand km, with more than 10 thousand in supersonic mode at a speed of more than 2,000 km/h. In its compartments, the bomber is capable of carrying 12 large X-55 cm missiles or 24 X-15C missiles to damage targets at a lower range. In total, Tu-160 can take about 40 tons of ammunition on board.

Currently, this "USSR's heritage" wants to modernize with modern winged rockets X-555 and X-101 increased flight range, which are capable of striking the goals of any class. In addition, the aircraft is dangerous because it can download cassette bombs, sea mines and even nuclear warheads. The cost of production of each such bomber is estimated at $ 250 million. Another $ 180 million must be spent on the modernization of every Soviet Tu-160 bomber.