On January 12, from the aerodrome of the Kazan Aviation Enterprise, a modernized strategic bomber Tu-160M had its first flight. The flight lasted 30 minutes, at an altitude of 600 meters. According to Russia’s TASS news agency, the bomber has 80% of its equipment upgraded and modernized. The new Tupolev Tu-160M is reportedly designed to strike targets in remote areas with nuclear and conventional weapons. Reports claim the Tu-160M is the world’s heaviest supersonic military aircraft.