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Russian Air Force modernizes its Tu-160 bomber aircraft (VIDEO)

Moscow, Russia - They are going to be in charge till the arrive of a strategic 5Th generation bomber

Vladimir Drik, Col. and spokesman of Russian Defence Ministry, announced yesterday that more than ten of the 16 strategic heavy bombers Tu-160M aircraft are going to be modernized until 2020 (NATO codename BlackJack). "Tu-160M are already in improvement -specified Drik- and there are also plans to rise to 30 the number of these aircraft in Russian Air Force". The bombers, modernized, are going...

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Rome, Italy, 02/08/2012 13:09
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