[Stealthflanker]

Russia to develop new strategic bomber by 2017

RIA Novosti

23/12/200920:26

MOSCOW, December 23 (RIA Novosti) - A new-generation Tu strategic bomber will be developed by 2017, Russian aircraft maker Tupolev said on Wednesday.

Company President Alexander Bobryshev told Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin the research on the new aircraft project should be completed by 2012, while production-line assembly should start in 2020 to 2025.

However, Maj. Gen. Anatoly Zhikharev, commander of Russia's strategic aviation said on Tuesday a new strategic bomber, which will use stealth technology, is expected to enter service in 2025-2030

He said the stealth technology will make "the new aircraft difficult to detect by radar, although it is impossible to make airplanes of this type completely invisible."

The new bomber will replace the Tu-95MC Bear and Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers, and Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range bombers currently in service with Russia's strategic aviation.

According to various sources, in addition to 16 Tu-160 bombers, the Russian Air Force currently has 40 Tu-95MS bombers and 141 Tu-22M3 bombers in service.

These aircraft will form the backbone of the Russian strategic aviation in the next decade following extensive modernization.

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Okay..so after PAKFA Russia also want a new bomber.. in the class of Tu-160 , and possibly armed with Kh-101 or Kh-555 Missiles as her main armaments.

Hmm as for "what it will look alike" ?

here's my representative

due today's advanced technology in aerodynamics, i think Russian design buereau would leave the "Swing Wing" layout which , despite improves performance; but add complexity and reduce internal volume of the bomber.

[Stuka]

I don't think this is really going to happen (that soon).
There are so many way more important things than to modernize than the bomber fleet.
Russia has the modern T 160 and Tu 22M which are good planes and can fulfill the task for the next decades.
Especially considering that Russia usually is not invading countries on the other side of the planet, and for that task the old B52s are good enough for the US.
As nuklear carrier the missiles are more frightening than any bomber.
For short to medium range bombings a Su-34 fleet is more important.

So why waste billions for something with little use while there are so many other systems that have to be upgraded and modernized.
Russia should concentrate on weapons they can export to other countries to get the development costs back in.

[citi951]

Stuka, on 09 April 2010 - 01:47 PM, said:

I don't think this is really going to happen (that soon).
There are so many way more important things than to modernize than the bomber fleet.
Russia has the modern T 160 and Tu 22M which are good planes and can fulfill the task for the next decades.
Especially considering that Russia usually is not invading countries on the other side of the planet, and for that task the old B52s are good enough for the US.
As nuklear carrier the missiles are more frightening than any bomber.
For short to medium range bombings a Su-34 fleet is more important.

So why waste billions for something with little use while there are so many other systems that have to be upgraded and modernized.
Russia should concentrate on weapons they can export to other countries to get the development costs back in.

I agree with Stuka
A good fleet of modern strategic bombers is very very very expensive.
The same Usa has 15-20 B-2 and not more.
A very good ICBM and SLBM should be better.
And russia has again the big problem about Bulava