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19-04-2024, 06:12 PM
What significance does object have on Kremlin, and what is there concerning bombers?
On April 17th, Ukrainian long-range drones struck Kazan Aircraft Production Association (KAPO), manufacturer of strategic bombers such as Tu-22M & Tu-160, info about results of this attack, but regardless, fact of Ukrainian UAV strikes on KAPO is significant. The aircraft factory in Kazan is located over 1000 kilometers from the border of Ukraine,to russian military defense industry that was even used as a "decoration" for one of the propaganda events involving putin.
Partially built Tu-160s in Kazan Aircraft Plant, Over past 2 years, only two Tu-160 strategic bombers have been modernized at KAPO, another 2 have been manufactured from Soviet-era under "reproduction" program. nly two new Tu-160s from old were rolled out of the factory workshops as far back as 2022, the customer, represented russian Ministry of Defense, has not yet accepted them. March 2023, KAPO unveiled another modernized Tu-22M3M, rolled out from factory workshops.
This was only bomber of this type in the last 5 years, there is no other info available about work on Tu-22M3 aircraft at facilities at plant in Kazan. Russians announced rather ambitious plans for expanding production at the facilities of KAPO.
https://en.defence-ua.com/industries/wha...10212.html
On April 17th, Ukrainian long-range drones struck Kazan Aircraft Production Association (KAPO), manufacturer of strategic bombers such as Tu-22M & Tu-160, info about results of this attack, but regardless, fact of Ukrainian UAV strikes on KAPO is significant. The aircraft factory in Kazan is located over 1000 kilometers from the border of Ukraine,to russian military defense industry that was even used as a "decoration" for one of the propaganda events involving putin.
Partially built Tu-160s in Kazan Aircraft Plant, Over past 2 years, only two Tu-160 strategic bombers have been modernized at KAPO, another 2 have been manufactured from Soviet-era under "reproduction" program. nly two new Tu-160s from old were rolled out of the factory workshops as far back as 2022, the customer, represented russian Ministry of Defense, has not yet accepted them. March 2023, KAPO unveiled another modernized Tu-22M3M, rolled out from factory workshops.
This was only bomber of this type in the last 5 years, there is no other info available about work on Tu-22M3 aircraft at facilities at plant in Kazan. Russians announced rather ambitious plans for expanding production at the facilities of KAPO.
https://en.defence-ua.com/industries/wha...10212.html
