Modernization of the Tu-160 and Tu-95MS
Strategic modernization aviation is one of the most important programs in the context of the development of the armed forces. Repair and updating of existing equipment can extend the operating life, as well as improve the performance of machines and expand the range of tasks they solve. To date, Russian industry has begun implementing several large projects of this kind. Repair and modernization of strategic missile carriers Tu-160 and Tu-95MS are systematically carried out. In addition, in the foreseeable future, the troops will receive completely new bombers, built in accordance with the current plans of the military department.
The high priority of renewal of strategic aviation leads to the fact that the leadership of the Ministry of Defense regularly raises this program at meetings. The last at the moment a similar event, in which the repair of bombers was discussed, was held on August 4 with the participation of Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu and other high-ranking military leaders. During this meeting several important statements were made. In addition, the leadership of the military department summed up the recent training events, discussed the recent naval parade and other recent events.
4 August, the Minister of Defense recalled that the strategic missile-carrying bombers Tu-95MS and Tu-160 are the most important component of Russia's nuclear potential. They participate in the strategic containment of the likely enemy, regularly carrying out flights in the waters of the Arctic Ocean, the Black Sea and over the eastern regions. In this regard, S. Shoigu called the repair and modernization of aircraft with the extension of their service life one of the priorities.
Tu-160 on upgrades. Photo UAC / Uacrussia.livejournal.com
Also, the head of the military department recalled the current work progress. The updating of the bombers is carried out by the joint efforts of several aircraft building and related enterprises, headed by the company Tupolev. Directly repairs and upgrades are carried out at the Kazan Aviation Plant named after S.P. Gorbunova, who previously built the serial equipment of renewable types. For the solution of new tasks, the production capacity of the enterprise has been significantly updated. New equipment has already been demonstrated to the leadership of the Ministry of Defense.
Currently, the aviation industry is engaged in the scheduled repair and modernization of existing equipment from the long-range aircraft fleet. At the same time, certain adjustments were made to existing plans not so long ago. So, at the end of April of this year, Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov, visiting the Kazan Aviation Plant, revealed the new intentions of the military department.
According to him, currently the Air Force has 16 strategic missile-borne Tu-160. All of these cars will have to undergo a deep upgrade. In fact, only the airframe will remain from the aircraft in the current configuration. All onboard equipment, up to cable runs, will be replaced. Such an update of the equipment will allow a noticeable extension of its service life.
The Deputy Minister of Defense also spoke about conducting research aimed at establishing the real potential of existing structures. In the course of such scientific work, it was determined that the Tu-160 have a high strength reserve. The stock of the resource, in turn, is almost unlimited. All these conclusions were made on the basis of theoretical study and practical research. Y. Borisov also stressed that the resource of the upgraded Tu-160 will be sufficient to continue the service until the appearance of the Tu-160М2 machines of the new construction.
As follows from the available messages and data, such an upgrade has not yet begun. However, it should start as soon as possible, and thanks to it, within a few years, long-range aviation of the VCS will have updated aircraft that have improved performance and new capabilities.
The construction of new aircraft, initially corresponding to a more advanced project Tu-160М2, has already begun. Kazan Aviation Plant managed to restore a number of key technologies required for the assembly of promising technology. In this case, the first car of the new type is planned to be built not from scratch. At the beginning of the nineties, the company had a backlog for the construction of four production Tu-160. Subsequently, two of them were used, while the subsequent fate of the other two remained uncertain to date. Not so long ago it was decided to use the assembled constructions in the construction of the newest Tu-160М2.
The existing backlog was returned to work, and a few weeks ago there were reports of real results. On July 11, an unfinished airplane glider with the 804 serial number was transferred to the final assembly workshop. In the near future, the glider will receive all the necessary components and assemblies, onboard equipment, etc. After the assembly is completed, the first Tu-160М2 will be submitted for testing. The fate of the last of the remaining reserves is not yet clear. All other new type bombers will be rebuilt.
During the recent MAKS-2017 air show, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov announced the current schedule for the Tu-160М2 program. At the beginning of the next 2018, the first flight of the newest machine is scheduled. Subsequently, she will have to pass all the necessary tests, the results of which will be the necessary work. Serial production of new missile carriers is planned to start in 2021 year. Each year, the industry will have to transfer the aircraft on the 3-4 aircraft. In total, it is expected to buy about fifty bombers.
Transportation of an unfinished glider Tu-160 to the assembly shop. Photos of the newspaper "Go!" / Bmpd.livejournal.com
Within the framework of the current program, the industry will have to solve several important tasks. Thus, it was already possible to resume the production of NK-32 turbojet engines. Before 2020, the Concern "Radio-electronic technologies" will have to create a new complex of on-board equipment capable of expanding the combat capabilities of the equipment. The combat potential of the Tu-160М2 is planned to increase with the help of a promising cruise missile, which is still known under the symbol X-DB. So far, only what is known weapon will differ in increased flight range and the latest on-board electronics with elements of artificial intelligence.
The modernization of the existing strategic missile carriers and the construction of new-modification machines in the distant future will significantly increase the grouping of such aircraft and increase the combat potential of long-range aircraft accordingly. Currently, the Russian VKS has only 16 Tu-160 aircraft, while the fulfillment of all plans under the Tu-160М2 project will result in about fifty new cars. Even taking into account the write-off of old equipment, which has developed its resource, all this will have only positive consequences both for long-range aviation and for all Aerospace forces in general.
The basis of Russian strategic aviation is still the missile-carrying bombers Tu-95MS. Several dozen of these aircraft serve on a number of air bases and also participate in the strategic deterrence of a potential enemy. Like the Tu-160, the existing Tu-95MS are subject to repair and modernization, with the help of which they can continue their service for a long time. The modernization program has already started, and relatively recently some of its additional goals were announced.
In April of this year, commenting on the update of strategic aviation, Y. Borisov said that the military department intends to replace the entire fleet of on-board equipment of the Tu-95MS aircraft, and thereby to maximize their service life. Such aircraft will serve for a long time; at a minimum, until the moment when the troops begin to receive the first mass-produced vehicles of the new type currently being developed under the PAK DA program. The latter are considered as the actual replacement for the existing Tu-95MS.
For repair and replacement of onboard equipment Tu-95MS bombers arrive at the Tupolev Moscow enterprise. There, dismantling of old units is carried out with the subsequent restoration of technical readiness, extension of the resource, installation of new equipment, etc. After this, the equipment is sent to the Zhukovskaya flight test and development base, where the necessary checks and tests are carried out. After testing is completed, the aircraft returns to its base.
Modernization of missile-carrying Tu-95MS started a few years ago. The first aircraft, upgraded to the state of Tu-95MSM, was introduced in the autumn of 2015. After that, several more aircraft of the same type went through the necessary procedures. The exact number of upgraded machines, however, is not yet specified. According to various estimates, about a dozen aircraft have been updated to date.
It is curious that the upgraded Tu-95MSM are not only used on duty and patrolling, but have already managed to take part in training events and real combat operations. So, since the fall of 2015, Russian long-range aviation has been regularly involved in attacking targets of terrorist organizations in Syria. According to some information, modernized TU-95MS took part in these operations.
Repaired Tu-95MS. Photo UAC / Uacrussia.livejournal.com
The ongoing modernization of the strategic missile-carriers Tu-95MS implies, first of all, an upgrade of on-board radio-electronic equipment. Receiving new instruments, the aircraft expands its capabilities and can more effectively solve new problems. In addition, aviation technology is equipped with means that allow it to carry the latest types of weapons. Upgraded bombers can carry X-101 / 102 cruise missiles.
According to various sources, the planned modernization will have to go through at least most of the troops in the Tu-95MS. Restoration and renewal will allow keeping such equipment in service for a long time, up to the appearance of promising attack aircraft PAK DA.
According to official data, the Russian Ministry of Defense plans to continue in the future to modernize the strategic missile carriers Tu-95MS in order to extend their resource. The main result of these works will be the preservation of a sufficiently large fleet of aircraft, capable of complementing the Tu-160 supersonic bombers with existing and prospective modifications. Later, Tu-95MS may give way to a newer PAK DA, which are just being developed.
Currently, the Russian Aerospace Forces have a fairly large fleet of strategic long-range bombers. There are several dozens of two types of machines capable of carrying various missile weapons, including those in nuclear design. In order to develop long-range aviation, the development of new aircraft models has already begun, and before their appearance it is planned to continue operating existing aircraft, for which it is necessary to carry out their ongoing and planned modernization. In addition, in the case of the Tu-160, we are also talking about the construction of new aircraft with updated equipment and improved capabilities.
Modernization of existing aircraft has already been launched and has managed to give the first noticeable results. The program for the resumption of the construction of supersonic rocket carriers is also progressing with some success. Thus, the Russian videoconferencing in the foreseeable future will be able to get all the required equipment that has been upgraded or originally built on a new project. Obtaining such aircraft will lead to the necessary increase in combat capability and the potential of strategic aviation.
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The high priority of renewal of strategic aviation leads to the fact that the leadership of the Ministry of Defense regularly raises this program at meetings. The last at the moment a similar event, in which the repair of bombers was discussed, was held on August 4 with the participation of Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu and other high-ranking military leaders. During this meeting several important statements were made. In addition, the leadership of the military department summed up the recent training events, discussed the recent naval parade and other recent events.
4 August, the Minister of Defense recalled that the strategic missile-carrying bombers Tu-95MS and Tu-160 are the most important component of Russia's nuclear potential. They participate in the strategic containment of the likely enemy, regularly carrying out flights in the waters of the Arctic Ocean, the Black Sea and over the eastern regions. In this regard, S. Shoigu called the repair and modernization of aircraft with the extension of their service life one of the priorities.
Tu-160 on upgrades. Photo UAC / Uacrussia.livejournal.com
Also, the head of the military department recalled the current work progress. The updating of the bombers is carried out by the joint efforts of several aircraft building and related enterprises, headed by the company Tupolev. Directly repairs and upgrades are carried out at the Kazan Aviation Plant named after S.P. Gorbunova, who previously built the serial equipment of renewable types. For the solution of new tasks, the production capacity of the enterprise has been significantly updated. New equipment has already been demonstrated to the leadership of the Ministry of Defense.
Currently, the aviation industry is engaged in the scheduled repair and modernization of existing equipment from the long-range aircraft fleet. At the same time, certain adjustments were made to existing plans not so long ago. So, at the end of April of this year, Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov, visiting the Kazan Aviation Plant, revealed the new intentions of the military department.
According to him, currently the Air Force has 16 strategic missile-borne Tu-160. All of these cars will have to undergo a deep upgrade. In fact, only the airframe will remain from the aircraft in the current configuration. All onboard equipment, up to cable runs, will be replaced. Such an update of the equipment will allow a noticeable extension of its service life.
The Deputy Minister of Defense also spoke about conducting research aimed at establishing the real potential of existing structures. In the course of such scientific work, it was determined that the Tu-160 have a high strength reserve. The stock of the resource, in turn, is almost unlimited. All these conclusions were made on the basis of theoretical study and practical research. Y. Borisov also stressed that the resource of the upgraded Tu-160 will be sufficient to continue the service until the appearance of the Tu-160М2 machines of the new construction.
As follows from the available messages and data, such an upgrade has not yet begun. However, it should start as soon as possible, and thanks to it, within a few years, long-range aviation of the VCS will have updated aircraft that have improved performance and new capabilities.
The construction of new aircraft, initially corresponding to a more advanced project Tu-160М2, has already begun. Kazan Aviation Plant managed to restore a number of key technologies required for the assembly of promising technology. In this case, the first car of the new type is planned to be built not from scratch. At the beginning of the nineties, the company had a backlog for the construction of four production Tu-160. Subsequently, two of them were used, while the subsequent fate of the other two remained uncertain to date. Not so long ago it was decided to use the assembled constructions in the construction of the newest Tu-160М2.
The existing backlog was returned to work, and a few weeks ago there were reports of real results. On July 11, an unfinished airplane glider with the 804 serial number was transferred to the final assembly workshop. In the near future, the glider will receive all the necessary components and assemblies, onboard equipment, etc. After the assembly is completed, the first Tu-160М2 will be submitted for testing. The fate of the last of the remaining reserves is not yet clear. All other new type bombers will be rebuilt.
During the recent MAKS-2017 air show, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov announced the current schedule for the Tu-160М2 program. At the beginning of the next 2018, the first flight of the newest machine is scheduled. Subsequently, she will have to pass all the necessary tests, the results of which will be the necessary work. Serial production of new missile carriers is planned to start in 2021 year. Each year, the industry will have to transfer the aircraft on the 3-4 aircraft. In total, it is expected to buy about fifty bombers.
Transportation of an unfinished glider Tu-160 to the assembly shop. Photos of the newspaper "Go!" / Bmpd.livejournal.com
Within the framework of the current program, the industry will have to solve several important tasks. Thus, it was already possible to resume the production of NK-32 turbojet engines. Before 2020, the Concern "Radio-electronic technologies" will have to create a new complex of on-board equipment capable of expanding the combat capabilities of the equipment. The combat potential of the Tu-160М2 is planned to increase with the help of a promising cruise missile, which is still known under the symbol X-DB. So far, only what is known weapon will differ in increased flight range and the latest on-board electronics with elements of artificial intelligence.
The modernization of the existing strategic missile carriers and the construction of new-modification machines in the distant future will significantly increase the grouping of such aircraft and increase the combat potential of long-range aircraft accordingly. Currently, the Russian VKS has only 16 Tu-160 aircraft, while the fulfillment of all plans under the Tu-160М2 project will result in about fifty new cars. Even taking into account the write-off of old equipment, which has developed its resource, all this will have only positive consequences both for long-range aviation and for all Aerospace forces in general.
The basis of Russian strategic aviation is still the missile-carrying bombers Tu-95MS. Several dozen of these aircraft serve on a number of air bases and also participate in the strategic deterrence of a potential enemy. Like the Tu-160, the existing Tu-95MS are subject to repair and modernization, with the help of which they can continue their service for a long time. The modernization program has already started, and relatively recently some of its additional goals were announced.
In April of this year, commenting on the update of strategic aviation, Y. Borisov said that the military department intends to replace the entire fleet of on-board equipment of the Tu-95MS aircraft, and thereby to maximize their service life. Such aircraft will serve for a long time; at a minimum, until the moment when the troops begin to receive the first mass-produced vehicles of the new type currently being developed under the PAK DA program. The latter are considered as the actual replacement for the existing Tu-95MS.
For repair and replacement of onboard equipment Tu-95MS bombers arrive at the Tupolev Moscow enterprise. There, dismantling of old units is carried out with the subsequent restoration of technical readiness, extension of the resource, installation of new equipment, etc. After this, the equipment is sent to the Zhukovskaya flight test and development base, where the necessary checks and tests are carried out. After testing is completed, the aircraft returns to its base.
Modernization of missile-carrying Tu-95MS started a few years ago. The first aircraft, upgraded to the state of Tu-95MSM, was introduced in the autumn of 2015. After that, several more aircraft of the same type went through the necessary procedures. The exact number of upgraded machines, however, is not yet specified. According to various estimates, about a dozen aircraft have been updated to date.
It is curious that the upgraded Tu-95MSM are not only used on duty and patrolling, but have already managed to take part in training events and real combat operations. So, since the fall of 2015, Russian long-range aviation has been regularly involved in attacking targets of terrorist organizations in Syria. According to some information, modernized TU-95MS took part in these operations.
Repaired Tu-95MS. Photo UAC / Uacrussia.livejournal.com
The ongoing modernization of the strategic missile-carriers Tu-95MS implies, first of all, an upgrade of on-board radio-electronic equipment. Receiving new instruments, the aircraft expands its capabilities and can more effectively solve new problems. In addition, aviation technology is equipped with means that allow it to carry the latest types of weapons. Upgraded bombers can carry X-101 / 102 cruise missiles.
According to various sources, the planned modernization will have to go through at least most of the troops in the Tu-95MS. Restoration and renewal will allow keeping such equipment in service for a long time, up to the appearance of promising attack aircraft PAK DA.
According to official data, the Russian Ministry of Defense plans to continue in the future to modernize the strategic missile carriers Tu-95MS in order to extend their resource. The main result of these works will be the preservation of a sufficiently large fleet of aircraft, capable of complementing the Tu-160 supersonic bombers with existing and prospective modifications. Later, Tu-95MS may give way to a newer PAK DA, which are just being developed.
Currently, the Russian Aerospace Forces have a fairly large fleet of strategic long-range bombers. There are several dozens of two types of machines capable of carrying various missile weapons, including those in nuclear design. In order to develop long-range aviation, the development of new aircraft models has already begun, and before their appearance it is planned to continue operating existing aircraft, for which it is necessary to carry out their ongoing and planned modernization. In addition, in the case of the Tu-160, we are also talking about the construction of new aircraft with updated equipment and improved capabilities.
Modernization of existing aircraft has already been launched and has managed to give the first noticeable results. The program for the resumption of the construction of supersonic rocket carriers is also progressing with some success. Thus, the Russian videoconferencing in the foreseeable future will be able to get all the required equipment that has been upgraded or originally built on a new project. Obtaining such aircraft will lead to the necessary increase in combat capability and the potential of strategic aviation.
On the materials of the sites:
http://mil.ru/
http://ria.ru/
http://rg.ru/
http://tass.ru/
https://tvzvezda.ru/
https://lenta.ru/
http://bmpd.livejournal.com/
http://uacrussia.livejournal.com/
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