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26-547: According to the 2020 Izvestia report, three PAK DA prototypes were expected to be ready for preliminary testing by April 2023, with the state tests to begin in February 2026. The aircraft is expected to enter serial production in 2027. Due to the ongoing modernization of Russia's current bomber fleet and massive purchases of upgraded Tu-160M2s , it is believed that the Russian Defence Ministry will initially procure only

52-452: A Russian Defense Ministry source revealed that the PAK DA will be equipped with advanced types of precision-guided weapons, including hypersonic weapons. In November 2013, a decision was taken to speed up work on the PAK DA and begin full-scale R&D work in 2014. In February 2014, then-Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Andrey Boginsky stated that Russia was seeking Chinese investment in

78-484: A next-generation military engine for the 5th generation fighter jet, helicopter engines etc. The company has also engineered and introduced to the market new gas-turbine units with a capacity of 60-110 mw. Compared to other companies of the Rostec group, the financial situation of United Engine Corporation is described as "quite unstable", owing to the considerable amount of debt raised to fund asset purchases. Sanctioned by

104-423: A small number of PAK DA bombers. Technical parameters of the PAK DA include subsonic speed, 12,000-kilometre (7,500 mi) operational range and a capability to continuously remain in the air for up to 30 hours while carrying both conventional and nuclear payloads up to 30 tons. The aircraft is expected to have a crew of four. The first mention of Russia's next-generation long-range strategic bomber dates back to

130-479: Is a Russian state-owned company responsible for production of engines for military and civil aviation and space exploration programs. It manufactures power turbines for electricity and heat generation, gas compressor units and marine gas-turbine units. In 2018, the company's revenue amounted to 42 billion rubles. UEC has created a new version of the PD-14 aviation engine for the next-generation MS-21 aircraft as well as

156-491: Is developing "one-of-a-kind communications system" for the bomber. On 1 March 2017, it was reported that the first full-size model of the bomber was built, amongst various scale mock-ups of different configurations. In July 2018, United Engine Corporation (UEC) and Tupolev signed a contract for the creation of PAK DA's powerplant. According to early reports, it will be derived from the upgraded Kuznetsov NK-32 Tier 2 engine, intended for modernized Tu-160M2s. About RUB8 billion

182-806: The Communist Party , Izvestia expressed the official views of the Soviet government as published by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Its full name was Izvestija Sovjetov Narodnyh Djeputatov SSSR (in Russian, Известия Советов народных депутатов СССР , the Reports of Soviets of Peoples' Deputies of the USSR ). The Izvestia Trophy ice hockey tournament was named after the newspaper between 1969 and 1996. Nedelya

208-516: The PAK DA project is carried out in the mode established by the approved schedule," meaning that the first prototype should thenceforth be rolled-out in 2023. Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Related lists Izvestia Izvestia (Russian: Известия , IPA: [ɪzˈvʲesʲtʲɪjə] , "The News") is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Russia . Founded in February 1917, Izvestia , which covered foreign relations ,

234-527: The PAK DA's ejection seat started in October 2022, according to the general director of NPP Zvezda . On 2 August 2021, it was announced that a new long-range nuclear-capable hypersonic cruise missile , the Kh-95 , was under development, to be fitted inside the PAK DA's weapon bay. On 25 November 2021, it was reported that the first PAK DA prototype was in final stage of assembly and would start ground tests in 2022, with

260-689: The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control in December 2015 Companies included in the group: The UEC was formed by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No.497 dated April 16, 2008 and Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No.1446-r dated October 04, 2008 in order to consolidate the intellectual and production potential of the domestic engine industry to ensure

286-672: The aircraft, including a televised address from then- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin , seemed to imply that it will be an entirely new design. On 3 September 2009, the Russian Defence Ministry awarded Tupolev Design Bureau a three-year R&D contract to undertake studies for the new long-range bomber. According to the President-General Designer of Tupolev, Igor Shevchuk, "this should be a fundamentally new aircraft, based on conceptually new solutions". In June 2012, then-Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin questioned

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312-558: The allegations of the Committee to Protect Journalists , Raf Shakirov, editor-in-chief of Izvestia , was forced to resign because the government officials did not like the paper's coverage of the Beslan school hostage crisis . Other sources informed that Potanin had asked him to leave for fear the Kremlin would be riled by the explicit photographs of the massacre published by Izvestia . As of 2005,

338-718: The circulation of Izvestia was 240,967. Its 2007 circulation certified by TNS Gallup Media was 371,000 copies. Until his death on 1 October 2008, the chief artist was Boris Yefimov , the centenarian illustrator who had worked as Joseph Stalin 's political cartoonist. In 2008, Gazprom Media sold Izvestia to National Media Group . In May 2024, the European Union accused the newspaper of spreading propaganda and placed it on its sanctions list. [REDACTED] Media related to Izvestia at Wikimedia Commons United Engine Corporation JSC United Engine Corporation ( Russian : Объединённая двигателестроительная корпорация )

364-410: The end of 2021. In February 2019, PAK DA's final draft was approved and all documents for the construction of the bomber were signed. Construction of the first aircraft components began in late 2019. On 26 May 2020, the beginning of construction of the first PAK DA bomber was reported by TASS with reference to anonymous sources. Still according to TASS, citing another source in the aircraft industry,

390-608: The first flight scheduled for late 2024 or early 2025. On 16 March 2022, Tupolev published a patent for an engine air intake for stealthy flying wing aircraft, including illustrations of such an aircraft. On 13 May 2022, a production planning of United Aircraft Corporation at the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association plant showed that the production of components for 6 PAK DA was ongoing. The planning also confirmed that several PAK DA prototypes were still expected to be built between 2023 and 2026. Work on

416-436: The first prototype of the PAK DA will be finished in early 2023. On 23 December 2020, it was reported that UEC was in the final stages of completing the first prototype engine for the PAK DA, with bench tests to be carried out in 2021. The new engine was designed digitally, which made it possible to quickly manufacture the first sample. On 24 December 2020, according to a TASS source in the Russian military-industrial complex, it

442-472: The late 1990s when the formation of requirements for the aircraft had begun. In December 2007, the Russian Air Force handed to Tupolev Design Bureau the first set of technical and tactical requirements for a new strategic bomber and financing of the programme began in 2008. According to some early reports, the PAK DA was to be heavily based on the supersonic Tupolev Tu-160 , but later reports regarding to

468-473: The need for a new long-range bomber, pointing out the progress in aerial and anti-missile defence technology, saying "these aircraft will not get anywhere. Not ours, not theirs." The Chief of the General Staff Nikolai Makarov , responded by stating that work is ongoing and that the design was superior to American aircraft. On 9 June 2012, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stated that the PAK DA

494-486: The production base, to prepare the plant for the construction of the new bomber. Development of the PAK DA will be carried out simultaneously with serial production of the upgraded Tu-160M2 , although this later led to repeated delays in the programme. In July 2015, representatives from the United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC), now part of Roselectronics , announced the company

520-698: The project. In April 2014, head of Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Mikhail Pogosyan announced that the Tupolev Design Bureau had finalized the design and that the project was moving to the intermediate phase - i.e. completion of the design and construction of a prototype. In March 2015, it became known that the KAPO plant in Kazan was chosen for the construction of the PAK DA prototypes and serial aircraft. The Russian Defence Ministry allocated about RUB5 billion for reconstruction and technical re-equipment of

546-460: The schedule was further warranted by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov , explaining that the sanctions following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine would not affect the timing of the creation of the PAK DA as the bomber does not contain any foreign components. Similarly, on 10 August 2023, the eve of the "Army-2023" International Military-Technical Forum , Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec claimed that "work on

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572-419: Was confirmed as planned. Russian President Vladimir Putin in his statement on 14 June 2012 also urged the need for a new long-range bomber. In March 2013, it was reported that the selected PAK DA design would be a subsonic flying wing with emphasis on stealth technology rather than supersonic speeds. Anatoly Zhikharev noted that an unmanned strategic bomber may follow the PAK DA after 2040. On 30 August 2013,

598-469: Was reported that there were now several PAK DA being assembled at the same time at the Kazan aircraft plant. The source said that two or three prototypes are already being launched into production. On 22 July 2021, the general director of NPP Zvezda announced at the 2021 MAKS air show that the ejection seats for the PAK DA were under development and should be handed over to Tupolev in 2023. The testing phase of

624-533: Was the organ of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union , disseminating official state propaganda. It is now described as a "national newspaper" of Russia. The word izvestiya in Russian means "bring news" or "tidings", " herald " (an official messenger bringing news), derived from the verb izveshchat ("to inform", "to notify"). During the Soviet period, while Pravda served as the official mouthpiece of

650-529: Was the weekend supplement of Izvestia. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union , Izvestia now describes itself as a "national newspaper" of Russia. The newspaper was owned by a vast holding company of Vladimir Potanin which had close ties with the government. A controlling stake in Izvestia was purchased by state-owned Gazprom on 3 June 2005, and included in the Gazprom Media holding. According to

676-493: Was to be allocated for the development of the new engine that will be produced by JSC Kuznetsov in Samara . The engine is to provide the PAK DA with a capability to perform 30 hours nonstop flight while being resistant to temperatures from minus 60°C to plus 50°C and even effects of a nuclear explosion. Its service life is expected to be from 12 to 21 years. The first tests of the PAK DA engine will take place in 2020 and be completed by

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