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| Putin: Russia to build new strategic bomber |
| 2010-03-02 |
| Heh. It will never be more than vaporware. The chief of the Russian long-range aviation, Maj. Gen. Anatoly Zhikharev, said earlier this year that a prospective new bomber must join the air force in 2025-2030. Zhikharev said the new aircraft should replace the Soviet-built Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic bombers. While the first flight of the new stealth fighter, the T-50, was cheered by the government, observers noted that it came nearly two decades after the first prototype of the U.S. F-22 Raptor took to the air. No images of the prospective new Russian strategic bomber have been published, but some commentators said it might follow the design of the U.S. B-2 bomber, which also made its first flight more than 20 years ago. Rest at link. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #7 Dig a couple of B-29's outta mothballs and send them over, in case they forgot how to build them. |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-03-02 15:10 |
| #6 Probably got the specs from the Chinese and the Chinese probably got 'em from us. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-03-02 13:59 |
| #5 Seems like they have a greater need for something to put down unruly Georgians and feisty Chechens than a strategic bomber. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-03-02 12:45 |
| #4 Perhaps this message is aimed at two distinct audiences: 1. Russian citizens. 2. Iran. Window dressing for the rest of the world. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2010-03-02 12:38 |
| #3 Bomber by Motorhead |
| Posted by: Glinemble Turkeyneck3080 2010-03-02 07:17 |
| #2 Bomber by Motorhead By the time they build the Russian strategic bomber it will be an antique 2030 - 20 years ? |
| Posted by: Glinemble Turkeyneck3080 2010-03-02 07:15 |
| #1 Silly Russians! Always spending massive cash on pie-in-the-sky nukes and strategic bombers that they'll never use (hope to God.) All the while, their conventional forces wither away for lack of funding. |
| Posted by: gromky 2010-03-02 05:45 |