Two Tu-160 "White Swan" strategic missile carriers carried out a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Arctic Ocean. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Two Tu-160 strategic missile carriers performed a scheduled flight in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Arctic Ocean. The flight lasted more than 11 hours.
The department clarified that long-range aviation crews regularly fly over the neutral waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Black and Baltic Seas.
All flights of the Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft are carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace.
Tu-160 is a Russian supersonic strategic bomber-missile carrier with variable sweep wings. Along with the Tu-95M, the aircraft is the basis of the modern aircraft fleet of the long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
The "White Swan" is designed to operate with nuclear and conventional weapons against targets in remote areas. The Tu-160 is the largest supersonic aircraft in the history of military aviation.
Earlier www1.ru reported that special units have been created in Russia to protect rear facilities from UAVs.
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