Aircraft
Russia To Revive Tu-160 Bomber Production
An upgraded prototype has been rolled out, and is expected to carry precision-guided weapons and hypersonic missiles.
The prototype Tu-160M2 was built from previously-manufactured and stored parts. (Photo: Russian MoD)
The prototype Tu-160M2 was built from previously-manufactured and stored parts. (Photo: Russian MoD)

A prototype of an upgraded version of the Tupolev Tu-160 strategic swing-wing bomber was rolled out at the KAPO plant of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) in Kazan in mid-November. The first Tu-160M2 is expected to start flight testing by the manufacturer in February 2018, and will later move to the MoD’s State Flight Test Center (GLITS) in Akhtubinsk for further trials.