Putin Calls for New Long-Range Bomber and UAVs

Russia must start development of a long-range bomber aircraft, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday at a meeting on defense orders.

"We have to develop work on the new PAK-DA long-range bomber aircraft for Long-Range Aviation. I know how expensive and complex this is.

We have talked about this many times with ministers, and with the head of the General Staff.

The task is not easy from a scientific-technical standpoint, but we need to start work," Putin said.

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