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[Regnum] The modernized strategic missile carrier Tu-160M can be accepted into the Russian Armed Forces, President Vladimir Putin said on February 22 after a flight on the plane.
Putin said that the new Tu-160M missile carrier can be accepted into the Russian Armed Forces
“As I told the commander of the ship, the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, now I will say again: of course, you can be accepted into the armed forces,” he told reporters.
Putin added that the Tu-160M is an excellent and reliable technology. The President had good impressions of the flight. He agreed that this is a new generation of technology.
As Regnum reported, Putin arrived at the runway of the Kazan Gorbunov Aviation Plant and took a half-hour flight on a Tu-160M. The flight lasted about half an hour.
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the head of state decided to take off on a strategic missile carrier the day before. The Kremlin official did not disclose the flight route, citing military secrets.
On February 21, Putin already sat at the controls of the Tu-160M during a visit to the Kazan aircraft plant. He proposed to name the plane he was on in honor of the first president of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev.
Tu-160M reaches speeds of up to 2000 km/h. The model was developed during a deep modernization of the Tu-160. The updated version of the aircraft made its first flight in January 2022.
In August 2005, Putin flew a Tu-160. During the flight, two missiles were launched from the aircraft, hitting training targets.
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