US Strategic Command on Monday never mentioned the Russian claims. In a tweet, it said: 'A little #MondayMotivation to show what teamwork can accomplish.' STRATCOM then went on to list three non-stop flights by its strategic bombers that flew longer than the Russian aircraft.
Daily Mail: Pentagon hits back at Russia's claim its supersonic nuclear-capable bomber flew 'world record' non-stop flight of 25 hours with tweet listing three longer US missions
* Russia claimed two of its Tu-160 'Blackjack' bombers broke flight record
* Moscow said nuclear-capable strategic bombers flew over 25 hours non-stop
* But US military posted tweet that listed three bomber missions that flew longer
* B-1 Lancer, B-2 Spirit, and B-52 Stratofortress each flew longer missions
The American military threw cold water on Moscow's claim its supersonic nuclear-capable strategic bomber broke a world record for longest flight.
Over the weekend, Russian media reported that two Tu-160 'Blackjack' bombers set 'a world record for [the] longest non-stop flight' on Saturday totaling more than 25 hours.
'Two crews of the Long-Range Aviation have set a new record for distance and duration on Tu-160 supersonic strategic missile-carrying bombers,' Lieutenant General Sergey Kobylash, commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces, told TASS.
The pilots of the bombers flew non-stop for more than 25 hours, 'covering a distance of more than 20,000 kilometers,' Kobylash said.
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WNU Editor: I will admit that when I first heard of this report I was skeptical .... Two Russian Tu-160 Strategic Bombers Set A New World Record For Range And Duration Of Non-Stop Flight (September 20, 2020).
