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8 photos of the Tu-160M2, the new long-range super bomber that Russia just unveiled

Daniel BrownNov 18, 2017, 01:41 IST

United Aircraft Corporation

Russia unveiled its new Tu-160M2 Blackjack long-range super bomber on Thursday - an upgrade to the Tu-160M and original Tu-160, according to The Drive.

"While ostensibly an improved variant of the Soviet-era Tu-160, the Tu-160M2 is a new bomber in all but name," Russian media said, according to The Aviationist.

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The new Blackjack is expected to make its maiden flight in 2018 and go into mass production in 2021.

Its full capabilities are therefore still unknown - but here's what we know so far: