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Key Points and Summary – Russia’s PAK DA “Flatback” is billed as a sixth-generation successor to the Tu-95 and Tu-160, a stealthy flying-wing bomber...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s PAK DA flying-wing bomber is sliding right, likely into the 2030s. -Five brakes stand out: bomber-scale stealth coatings...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Tu-160 “Blackjack” is the Soviet answer to America’s long-range bomber problem—a variable-sweep, Mach-2 class cruise-missile carrier built to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia says it wants a new stealth bomber, the PAK DA, to complement or replace its aging Tu-95 “Bear”...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A critical review identifies five of Russia’s biggest fighter and bomber program flops, highlighting systemic failures within its aerospace...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s next-generation PAK DA stealth bomber program may never take flight, but experts have been debating the issue for...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Point and Summary – PAK DA promises a stealth flying-wing bomber, but Russia’s wartime behavior says otherwise. Sanctions, thin supply chains, and engine/coatings...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s PAK DA was conceived to replace aging Tu-95 and complement or supplant Tu-160 bombers with a subsonic, stealthy...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
PUBLISHED on August 15, 2025, 9:29 PM EDT – Key Points and Summary: Russia’s ambitious PAK DA sixth-generation stealth bomber program is more of...