![“Blackjack” comeback: Russia to renew production of its most powerful strategic bomber “Blackjack” comeback: Russia to renew production of its most powerful strategic bomber](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/tu-160.si_-310x168.jpg)
Russia is to renew production of the Tu-160 “Blackjack” supersonic strategic bomber and missile carrier, according to defense minister, Sergey Shoigu.
“Today it is already necessary to solve the task of not only maintaining and modernizing long-range aviation, we must also produce the Tu-160 missile carrier,” Shoigu said during a visit to the Kazan Aviation Plant, as cited by Sputnik news agency.