To make this website work, we log user data. By using Shephard's online services, you agree to our Privacy Policy, including cookie policy.

×
Open menu Search

Alternative engine option emerges for PAK-DA

8th October 2020 - 17:00 GMT | by Leonid Nersisyan in Moscow

RSS
​An engine that would have powered a long-cancelled Russian supersonic tactical bomber has emerged as a potential alternative to a proposal based on the NK-321, but how realistic is this prospect?

A new possibility emerged at the  Army 2020 exhibition in Moscow in August as to the powerplant for the prospective Tupolev PAK-DA strategic bomber.

Soyuz Aero-Engine Scientific and Technical Complex shed light on a prototype of the R119-300 engine, which has a maximum afterburner thrust of 19,800kgf and a cruising thrust of 11,100kgf.

R119-300 is nothing new in itself; in fact, it was designed for the Sukhoi-T60S supersonic tactical bomber, which was cancelled in the 1990s.

However, it is noteworthy that the engine specifications are lower than those of the existing NK-321 engine used on the Tu-160 bomber (25,000kgf maximum

Already have an account? Log in

Want to keep reading this article?

Read this Article

Get access to this article with a Free Basic Account

  • Original curated content, daily across air, land and naval domains
  • 2 free stories per week
  • Daily news round-up email service
  • Access to all Decisive Edge email newsletters
Create account

Unlimited Access

Access to all our premium news as a Premium News 365 Member. Corporate subscriptions available.

  • Original curated content, daily across air, land and naval domains
  • 14-day free trial (cancel at any time)
  • Unlimited access to all published premium news
Start your free trial
Leonid Nersisyan

Author

Leonid Nersisyan


Leonid Nersisyan is a defence analyst and research fellow at APRI Armenia. He is a …

Read full bio

Share to

Linkedin