Blow on the Kazan Aircraft Aircraft: As the Drone attack will affect the production of TU-22 and Tu-160

Although the details of the damage caused remain inaccessible, the fact of plaque already emphasizes the importance of this enterprise for the Russian defense industry. Defense Express observers have been told about how the attack can affect the production of Russian aircraft. First of all, the authors of the material emphasized that Russia is not able to produce new Tu-160 from scratch.

Instead, the enterprise is engaged in the so -called "reproduction" based on the use of Soviet billets that have stood for several decades. In 2022-2023, Kapo gathered three Tu-160m bombers from the old buildings, and another plane was stuck at the modernization stage. The observers have suggested that air builders may have problems with the engines and on -board equipment of these bombers.

In other words, Kapo can present all four planes, but it is not possible to use them for its intended purpose. The TU-22M3 situation is even more complicated. By 2022, six buildings of this type were located on the open platforms, and only two buildings were partially used: either as donor parts or for the assembly of upgraded TU-22m3m. Thus, only two modernized planes were collected as part of the TU-22m3M program-in 2018 and 2023.

At the same time, Kapo declared plans to install systems of refueling in the air on all the TV-22M Storovy, but these plans were never implemented. According to the observers, the importance of the Kazan aircraft draft goes far beyond the production and modernization of aircraft. This enterprise is the largest plant in the structure of the Russian MIC and provides jobs for 8. 5 thousand people.

Therefore, a violation of his work can lead to further delays in the supply of bombers for the PCS of the Russian Federation, which will further weaken Russia's opportunities to maintain its strategic aviation. Earlier it was reported that Ukraine's defense forces had struck the Russian oil depot in Kaluga region.