Aircraft
More Power for the Mighty 'Bear'
THe Tu-95 "Bear-H" is getting more power through the latest incarnation of the Kuznretsov NK -12 turboprop
The Tu-95 MSM could receive more powerful engines as part of the ongoing fleet modernization effort. (photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
The Tu-95 MSM could receive more powerful engines as part of the ongoing fleet modernization effort. (photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

An initial batch of four Nikolai Kuznetsov NK-32-02 turbofans is set for delivery to the Russian defense ministry by the year-end, according to Alexander Artyukhov, general director at the United Engine Corporation (local acronym ODK). Earlier this month he inspected the ODK’s Kuznetsov Plant in Samara where production lines have been re-opened to build turbofan and turboprop engines powering Tupolev strategic bombers. The plant has recently secured an order for 22 more NK-32-02s, he added. These are intended for Tu-160M2 and Tu-22M3M swing-wing aircraft.


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