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Ministry of Defense: Russian Tu-160 received new X-BD cruise missiles
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Regnum] Russian strategic missile carriers Tu-160 received new Kh-BD cruise missiles with a range of more than 6,500 km. This follows from a video distributed by the Russian Ministry of Defense.  Strategic bomber-missile carrier Tu-160 of the Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu presented the Tu-160 missile carriers equipped with new missiles to the DPRK leader Kim Jong-un at the Knevichi airfield in Vladivostok. “X-BD missiles with a range of more than 6,500 kilometers,” said long-range aviation commander Sergei Kobylash when the Russian Defense Minister and the DPRK Leader inspected the Tu-160. The North Korean leader was also presented with the Tu-95MS turboprop strategic missile-carrying bomber and the Tu-22M3 long-range supersonic missile-carrying bomber. Earlier, the Head of the Russian Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived on September 16 at Ulysses Bay, where the Pacific Fleet frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov is moored in Vladivostok. On board the guests were met by the ship's commander, captain of the second rank Sergei Merkulov . Those who arrived were told about the ship and the anti-submarine weapons that are located on the upper deck and in the superstructures. These are four-tube torpedo tubes and rocket launchers. Posted by: badanov 2023-09-17 |
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