Re:Tupolev Tu-144: The Soviets' doomed rival to Concorde (2017)
by sudosysgen on Saturday August 28, 2021 @02:49PM
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The main reason the XB-70 and B-1A were shutdown was yes missiles advancing, but mostly price.
Low flying approaches and cruise missiles were strongly reconsidered at the the because the MiG-31 had look-down shoot-down capability. We don't know if it would have been a better or worse option, we're dealing in counterfactuals.
Russia has few uses for the Tu-160 anymore. It's main use was to penetrate hostile airspace of near peer opponents. Since the fall of the USSR yes there is not much more use for that.
Low flying approaches and cruise missiles were strongly reconsidered at the the because the MiG-31 had look-down shoot-down capability. We don't know if it would have been a better or worse option, we're dealing in counterfactuals.
Russia has few uses for the Tu-160 anymore. It's main use was to penetrate hostile airspace of near peer opponents. Since the fall of the USSR yes there is not much more use for that.