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Russia's Kazan Aircraft Plant To Build Next Gen Bomber
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 17, 2010 The Kazan aircraft maker will start manufacturing a new strategic bomber, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. The plant will continue upgrading Tu-160 and Tu-22 long-range bombers and will then "start assembling a new-generation strategic bomber," he said. He offered no indication of the new bomber's specifications or exactly when production would start. Another Kazan-based enterprise - a helicopter plant - will start production of a new Mi-38 helicopter and continue making Mi-8, Ansat and Aktai helicopters that have already proved their worth, Putin also said.
Source: RIA Novosti
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