A new Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bomber officially entered service with Russia' Air Force during a ceremony at the Gorbunov aircraft manufacturing plant in Kazan. The new bomber will join the 121st heavy bomber regiment based at Engels airbase in the Saratov Region. Russia's Air Force has 15 Tu-160 bombers, and it is going to acquire 15 more planes.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Economy, Business & Finance
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 29.04.2008
- Date published: 29.04.2008
- Author: Maksim Bogodvid
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 2480x1654px, 934Kb