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B-52 was designed in the 40's. Much has changed since and a lot of things that had to be figured out by costly experimentation are much easier and completely ca

B-52 was designed in the 40's. Much has changed since and a lot of things that had to be figured out by costly experimentation are much easier and completely calculated. Sure the resulting plane would not be optimized in a lot of aspects but they could do it.

distances 1y ago
Russia can't currently design and produce a new tank. I very much doubt they could create a new bomber model that would actually work.
- tim333 1y ago
  Bombers in the traditional sense of dropping bombs over a target seem almost a thing of a past these days due to missile defences. Russia has been using them as a platform to launch missiles from from a distance.
  - hollerith 1y ago
    Moscow has also been making extensive use of glide bombs and is introducing a new glide bomb that can glide farther.
    - greedo 1y ago
      And those are almost exclusively launched by SU-27 derivatives, not strategic bombers like the TU-22m, TU-160 or TU-95.