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I guess everyone is getting into the buildup phase again, huh? Haven't seen anything on if Russia start into a 5th Gen bird yet, but China has one.
Russia Is Bringing Back the Last Soviet Bomber
Posted from popularmechanics.com
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1225: Pilot, Tactical Bomber
Nuclear
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Strategic bombers as a concept is almost dead, at least as far as us or the Russians thinking we're going to penetrate the other's airspace and drop gravity-propelled bombs on a target. The Russian Tu-95 and Tu-160 are the rough equivalents of our B-52 and our B-1, and so their only uses are going to be to launch missiles from a distance. That, or drop gravity bombs on 3rd world targets.
*That is a cool video included in that article!
*That is a cool video included in that article!
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SSgt Christopher Brose I agree. We converted the B-1B & Buff to be Cruise Missile capable, and now it appears the Russians have made at least one of their equivalents capable of the same.
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Austin Hocutt they are still in development w/ their Sukhoi PAK FA, but have yet to get it fully functional - much like the F-35. China is currently producing their version, which is a damn-near carbon copy of the F-35.
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Indeed, but then again the only delays I heard about the PAKFA, or their Tupolev PAK is they stopped production of the Tupolev and started focusing their industry on TU-160's. Then the PAKFA currently is rumored to have 10 working prototypes. And if they can keep the cost down below a 1/100 of the price of a F-35 but keep the same quality I'd say it's a great thing.
But atleast they are doing production of such aircraft.
But atleast they are doing production of such aircraft.
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