Akula SB-3
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Akula SB-3 | |
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Role | Strategic bomber |
National origin | Tennai |
Manufacturer | Akula Industries |
First flight | 1980 |
Introduction | 1984 |
Status | In service |
Primary user | Royal Tennaiite Air Force |
The Akula SB-3 is a Tennaiite strategic bomber in service with the Royal Tennaiite Air Force. It is a development of the earlier Akula B-113 medium range tactical bomber that entered service in 1967. Compared to the B-113 it has a lengthened fuselage, a much extended range and payload, more powerful engines and redesigned engine intakes, and more advanced avionics and radar. After entering service with the RTAF, it has become a major component of Tennai's strategic air power and nuclear deterrence force.