First Russian New-Build Tu-160M Bomber Makes Maiden Flight
On January 12, the first Tu-160M, the newly-manufactured strategic missile carrier, took off from the aerodrome of Kazan Aviation Plant, a branch of Tupolev (part of Rostec State Corporation’s UAC).
The 30-minute flight was at an altitude of 600-meters. The crew of Tupolev test pilots performed t…
