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The maiden flight of the next-generation PAK DA bomber is scheduled for 2019 The next-generation PAK DA bomber will perform its maiden flight in 2019, the program is on schedule, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian air forces, Colonel General Viktor Bondarev, said, Interfax reports. "The...

Russian's Air Force to Receive New Generation Long-Range Bomber in 2023 The Russian Air Force will start receiving its first PAK DA next generation long-range bomber in 2023, Russian Air Force Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said Thursday. Earlier reports said PAK DA bombers could...

Russia Speeds Up Development of New Strategic Bomber Russia will begin the full-scale R&D work on its future strategic bomber in 2014, a senior aircraft-manufacturing industry official said Thursday. The project, known as PAK-DA (an acronym meaning "future long-range aircraft"), has been in...

Russia to See 20-Ton Combat Drone 'by 2018' – Industry Source The prototype of Russia's first 20-ton combat drone will be unveiled in 2018, a defense industry source said Thursday. The 20-ton unmanned combat aerial vehicle is being developed by the Sukhoi company, and will be based on the...

Conceptual Russian Air Force stealth bomber with Su-30 chase plane. Photo/illustration by Erik Simonsen

PAK DA - Russian Fifth Generation Steath Bomber In a meeting with Russian lawmakers, Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said that all the relevant document were signed allowing the industry to begin the development of systems for the plane. With its flying wing shape and...

Russia to replace current bombers with subsonic flying wing he Russian air force has selected a subsonic Tupolev flying wing proposal as the basis for its PAK-DA long-range bomber programme, according to command sources quoted by local media. If confirmed, the choice would end a long...