SOURCE: https://www.defenseworld.net/news/28624/Prototype_Engine_Developed_For_Russia_s_PAK_DA_Strategic_Bomber

Prototype Engine Developed For Russia's Strategic Bomber
A prototype engine has been developed for Russia’s new strategic bomber, Prospective Air Complex for Long Range Aviation

The PAK-DA is the next generation strategic bomber boasting a flying wing design, stealth features and will carry hypersonic missiles and nuclear weapons in its belly. It will replace current generation long range bombers such as the Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22.
In February, the Russian MoD greenlit a contract to commence production of PAK-DA aircraft with initial deliveries targeted for 2027.
On Wednesday, Alexei Sobolev, Deputy General Director - Managing Director of UEC-Kuznetsov told reporters that the engine will be sent for its tests soon after its assembly.
It was Alexei Krivorochko, Russian Deputy Minister of Defense, who first revealed that the bomber’s engine prototype will be sent for its initial tests by the end of 2020.
The aircraft will have a 12km operational range and is of subsonic speed. It will be able to remain in the air for up to 30 hours while carrying 30 tonnes of nuclear weaponry.
next-generation stealth strategic bomber being developed by Tupolev for the Russian Air Force.[citation needed] The PAK DA is set to complement and eventually replace the older Tupolev Tu-95 in Russia's Air Force service.[6]
According to the 2020 Izvestia report, three PAK DA prototypes are 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.[2] 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 a small number of PAK DA bombers.[7]
Technical parameters of the PAK DA include subsonic speed, 12,000 km 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.[8] The aircraft is expected to have a crew of 4.

On 23 December 2020, it was reported that United Engine Corporation was in the final stages of completing the first prototype engine for the PAK DA, with bench tests to be carried out in 2021.[33] The new engine was designed digitally, which made it possible to quickly manufacture the first sample.[34] On 24 December 2020, according to a TASS source in the Russian military-industrial complex, it 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


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