Meet Russia's 5 Deadliest Warplanes
Any serious observer of air power around the world must have an appreciation of Russia’s top military planes.
As of 2015, Russia is the only country to fly Tupolev’s Blackjack. Russia is expected to build fifty additional Tu-160s under the new plans. The newly built strategic bombers will be upgraded models, dubbed the Tu-160M2. Production is expected to commence after 2023. Moscow intends to simultaneously initiate production of the PAK DA stealth bomber, also a Tupolev design.
Evan Gottesman previously served as an editorial assistant at The National Interest. He tweets at @EvanGottesman.
This artice first appeared in 2015.
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