TASS/. The first Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber built anew has completed factory tests, the press office of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) reported on Friday.

MOSCOW, December 19. /TASS/. Another Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber took to the skies for the first time after its upgrade, Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC ...

The original engine on the Tu-160 — the NK-32 — is already a powerful engine, providing 55,000 lbs of thrust. The B-1B Lancer, on the other hand, only generates about 31,000 pounds of thrust.

The nature of the upgrade to the Tu-160M has not been detailed, but the type is once again making its presence felt in the ongoing Russia-U.S. standoff.