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ProgramsTupolev Tu-160

Aircraft program

Tupolev Tu-160

In production

Supersonic surveillance and bomber aircraft.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turbofan
Application
Attack, Surveillance

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Tupolev Tu-1601981 / 1984Baseline variant, large, heavy Mach 2+ supersonic military aircraft, also known as Tu-160S.
Tupolev Tu-160M2012 / 2014Modified variant, part of two-stage upgrade program, with modernised avionics and testbed for more powerful engine.
Tupolev Tu-160M22015 / Upgraded version, with more powerful and efficient engines, and digital glass cockpit.

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