The modernized Tu-95MSM strategic missile carrier set a new record, flying 42 hours and 17 minutes non-stop. The bomber covered 28 thousand kilometers.
During this time, the carrier of Kh-102 nuclear cruise missiles performed four in-flight refuelings. The Tu-95MSM is equipped with improved NK-12MPM engines and modern navigation equipment.
The modernized Tu-95MSM variant has more missiles. The weight of the aircraft has also increased.
In addition, the Tu-95MSM is capable of performing observation and information processing functions both on board and after the flight.
The modernized missile carrier also received a new cockpit, in which each crew member has a display with the ability to output flight parameters.
According to open sources, the long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces has up to 53 Tu-95MS bombers in service, but how many of them have been upgraded to the Tu-95MSM version is unknown.
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