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EuropeOctober 18, 2026

Russia Says It Has Restored Tu-160M Bomber Production Lines

Tupolev's chief Yuri Abrosimov says 80 percent of the Tu-160M's systems were modernized and whole production chains, including titanium work, were rebuilt to resume series production, Russian outlets report.

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