Russia’s ambitious sixth-generation aircraft programs, the MiG-41 interceptor and the PAK DA stealth bomber, are mired in a “nightmare” of development hell. -While Moscow touts them as rivals to ...

Russia’s existing bomber fleet recently took a major hit, following Ukraine’s successful Operation Spiderweb UAV campaign.

The Russians are expected to use hypersonic missiles onboard the both the new production Tupolev Tu-160M2 Blackjack and the developmental Tupolev PAK DA stealth bomber. The combination of a long-range ...

The PAK-DA may eventually materialize, but it is not today’s problem. The Trump Administration lists the Tupolev PAK-DA stealth bomber as a developmental system that the United States might ...

The first flight of Moscow’s new Tupolev PAK-DA stealth bomber has been delayed by about three years. According to Russian officials, the new bomber is now not likely to fly before 2021. The ...

The head of the Tupolev Design Bureau has confirmed its internal designation for Russia’s new stealth bomber and a notional length for the development program.

The PAK DA is a Russian next-generation strategic bomber design, developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau. The PAK DA was planned to be a new stealthy strategic bomber and is expected to enter service ...

The Trump administration listed Russia's Su-57 stealth fighter and Tupolev PAK-DA stealth bomber as developmental nuclear strike aircrafts in its Nuclear Posture Review. The Su-57 has yet to be ...

The legendary Tupolev Design Bureau is said to have finalized the PAK-DA's design early last year according, at least according to Mikhail Pogosyan, the head of Russia's quasi state-ran super ...

In January, Tupolev CEO Konyukhov said that the timeframe of creating the PAK DA is comparable with the term of creating the Tu-144 supersonic passenger plane and would equal about five-seven years.

PAK DA is slated to enter duty in 2025-2030 after testing. Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov earlier said that a new strategic bomber might be presented to the public in 2018.

Russia’s next-generation strategic bomber, dubbed PAK-DA (an acronym for “prospective aviation complex for long-range aviation”), will be delayed past 2023 IHS Jane’s Defense Weekly ...