The Tu-160 White Swan strategic bomber is capable of spreading terror to opponents thanks to its extremely powerful bombing and missile launching capabilities.
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| The Tu-160 is a long-range heavy strategic bomber manufactured by the famous Russian company Tupolev. |
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| The aircraft is 54.10m long, with a span of 55.7m when fully extended and 35.6m when fully retracted. |
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| The Tu-160 is equipped with four Samara NK-321 turbofan engines with each engine developing a thrust of up to 137.3kN. |
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| The extremely powerful engine allows this 110-ton aircraft to carry up to 150 tons of cargo... |
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| ... and reached a maximum speed of Mach 2.05 (equivalent to 2,220km) at an altitude of 12,200m. |
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| This bomber has an average range of 7,300 km and a maximum of 12,300 km with one mid-air refueling. |
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| Maximum speed of Mach 2 helps Tu-160 quickly reach favorable positions to launch cruise missiles to destroy enemy targets. |
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| The Tu-160 can be equipped with all types of nuclear and traditional bombs such as: armor-piercing bombs, bunker-piercing bombs, cluster bombs, and mines with a total weight of up to 40 tons. |
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| In addition, the Tu-160 is also equipped with 6 Raduga Kh-55SM/101/102/55 cruise missiles and 12 AS-16 Kickback short-range nuclear missiles. |
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| A Tu-160 crew consists of four people: pilot, co-pilot, bombardier and aircraft defense system officer. |
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| Entered into service with the Soviet army 30 years ago, and having undergone many upgrades, the Tu-160 still proves its terrifying destructive power in every attack. |
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| Currently, the Russian army still maintains 16 Tu-160s and the White Swans still play the "backbone" role in the bomber squadrons of the Russian Air Force. |
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| The Tu-160 is the pride of the Russian Air Force as it is the largest fighter and fastest bomber still in service. |
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| Although it does not have the stealth capabilities of the US B-2 Spirit super bomber, the Tu-160 is still highly appreciated and considered a formidable opponent of the B-2 Spirit and other long-range strategic bombers such as the B-1B Lancer and B-52./. |
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