Tupolev Tu-160 (wallpaper 4)
Friday, March 18, 2011
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Tupolev Tu-160 (wallpaper 4)
Tupolev Tu-160 aircraft images wallpaper gallery 4. Tupolev Tu-160 airplane pictures collection 4.
Russia's second Tu-160 unit, the 121st Guards Heavy Bomber Regiment basing in Engels, was organised in 1992, but by 1994 it had received only six aircraft. Between 1999 and 2000 the eight former Ukrainian planes were assigned to the regiment, and another newly factory-built aircraft was assigned in 2000. By early 2001, in accordance with the START-2 Treaty, Russia has had 15 new-built Tu-160s, of which six were formerly missile-armed strategic bombers. One aircraft was lost during a test flight after engine repairs, on 18 September 2003. There were 14 Tu-160s in service as of November 2005. Another two new-built aircraft are nearing completion at the Kazan Aircraft Plant, one of which was due to enter service in March 2006, with the other following later in the year. Tupolev Tu-160 (wallpaper 4). Tupolev Tu-160 aircraft images wallpaper gallery 4. Tupolev Tu-160 airplane pictures collection 4. As of 2001, six additional Tu-160 have served as experimental aircraft at Zhukovski, four of them remaining airworthy. On 30 December 2005, under an order signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Tu-160 officially entered service in the Russian Air Force. On 17 August 2007 President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia was resuming the strategic aviation flights stopped in 1991, sending its bomber aircraft on long-range patrols. On 14 September 2007, British and Norwegian fighters intercepted two Tu-160s which breached NATO airspace near the UK and Finland. On 25 December 2007, two Blackjacks came close to Danish airspace, and two Danish Air Force F-16s scrambled to intercept and identify them. According to Russian government sources, on 11 September 2007, a Tu-160 was used to drop the massive fuel-air explosive device, the Father of all bombs, for its first ever field test. However, some military analysts expressed skepticism that the weapon was actually delivered by a Blackjack. Tupolev Tu-160 (wallpaper 4). Tupolev Tu-160 aircraft images wallpaper gallery 4. Tupolev Tu-160 airplane pictures collection 4.
Tupolev Tu-160 aircraft images wallpaper gallery 4. Tupolev Tu-160 airplane pictures collection 4.
Russia's second Tu-160 unit, the 121st Guards Heavy Bomber Regiment basing in Engels, was organised in 1992, but by 1994 it had received only six aircraft. Between 1999 and 2000 the eight former Ukrainian planes were assigned to the regiment, and another newly factory-built aircraft was assigned in 2000. By early 2001, in accordance with the START-2 Treaty, Russia has had 15 new-built Tu-160s, of which six were formerly missile-armed strategic bombers. One aircraft was lost during a test flight after engine repairs, on 18 September 2003. There were 14 Tu-160s in service as of November 2005. Another two new-built aircraft are nearing completion at the Kazan Aircraft Plant, one of which was due to enter service in March 2006, with the other following later in the year. Tupolev Tu-160 (wallpaper 4). Tupolev Tu-160 aircraft images wallpaper gallery 4. Tupolev Tu-160 airplane pictures collection 4. As of 2001, six additional Tu-160 have served as experimental aircraft at Zhukovski, four of them remaining airworthy. On 30 December 2005, under an order signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Tu-160 officially entered service in the Russian Air Force. On 17 August 2007 President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia was resuming the strategic aviation flights stopped in 1991, sending its bomber aircraft on long-range patrols. On 14 September 2007, British and Norwegian fighters intercepted two Tu-160s which breached NATO airspace near the UK and Finland. On 25 December 2007, two Blackjacks came close to Danish airspace, and two Danish Air Force F-16s scrambled to intercept and identify them. According to Russian government sources, on 11 September 2007, a Tu-160 was used to drop the massive fuel-air explosive device, the Father of all bombs, for its first ever field test. However, some military analysts expressed skepticism that the weapon was actually delivered by a Blackjack. Tupolev Tu-160 (wallpaper 4). Tupolev Tu-160 aircraft images wallpaper gallery 4. Tupolev Tu-160 airplane pictures collection 4.
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