Russian strategic aviation is on its last legs — Defense Express chief editor Katkov

29 January 2025, 04:11 PM

The chief editor of Defense Express, Oleh Katkov, discussed the state of Russian strategic aviation — bombers like the Tu-22M3, Tu-160, and Tu-95MS — on the air of Radio NV on Jan. 28.

Oleh Katkov

Oleh Katkov

Defense Express editor-in-chief

It is indeed on its last legs and is surviving only because it is consuming what is left from the Soviet era. Russia has not created a single strategic long-range bomber of its own.

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