Military and Commercial Technology: Tu-160 is the main force of the Russian military's strategic deterrence, with a range of up to 16,000 kilometers, posing a huge threat to the United States

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图-160是俄军战略威慑主力，航程高达1.6万公里，对美构成巨大威胁_轰炸机

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2020-10-11

As we all know, in the field of air operations, strategic bombers are important weapons and equipment that must be mentioned. From a global perspective, when we talk about strategic bombers, we generally think of Tu-160. This bomber is one of the main models of the Russian Air Force. Although it cannot achieve stealth, it maintains a strong combat power with a strong range.

As a giant of global strategic bombers, Tu-160 is known as the "white swan" and is the pride of Russia. From the power point of view, the Tu-160 strategic bomber uses the NK32 advanced engine as its power source, which can satisfy its cruising speed of more than Mach 2. Due to its extremely large fuel capacity, the Tu-160 strategic bomber can continue to fly 16,000 kilometers, thus easily completing the strategic deterrence of the United States.

From a professional point of view, the weapon bay is essential for strategic bombers to maintain combat effectiveness. Tu-160 can carry different types of ammunition such as cruise missiles and nuclear bombs, and the total amount can reach as much as 45 tons. Therefore, the bomber can not only perform normalized operations, but also can launch nuclear weapons attacks, highlighting the overall power.

What needs to be pointed out is that the Tu-160 strategic bomber can rely on a powerful cruise speed to achieve effective penetration, thereby avoiding the approaching pursuit of enemy aircraft. Moreover, at present, there are few fighters that can match the Tu-160 in continuous pursuit speed.

In order to ensure that the Tu-160 strategic bomber will not fall behind in the military revolution, the Russian military has repeatedly implemented technical upgrades to it. For the upgraded Tu-160M2, although there is no difference in appearance design, the overall combat power level is significantly improved due to the improvement of the internal structure system. Therefore, although it has been more than 40 years since its birth and development, the Tu-160 strategic bomber has been reborn through continuous upgrades. It still has a prominent position on the world's strategic deterrence arena and is an existence that other countries cannot underestimate.