Rostec is a Russian state-owned company, involved in aircraft engineering, engine manufacture, arms production, medical equipment, and biotech among others.[i] Rostec produces the Iskander-M nuclear-capable missile system.[ii] Another entity of Rostec, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) developed the Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber aircraft.[iii] This upgraded version of the supersonic Tu-160 bomber can carry missiles with both conventional and nuclear warheads, and is assumed to serve as a key component of Russia’s nuclear triad.[iv]
[i] About (no date) | Rostec. Available at: https://rostec.ru/en/about/ (Accessed: 20 February 2026).
[ii] High-Precision Systems: 15 Years of Accuracy and Reliability. Rostec, 12 February 2024. Available at: Rostec – Media – News – High-Precision Systems: 15 Years of Accuracy and Reliability.
[iii] ‘Russia’s first upgraded Tu-160M strategic bomber enters state trials.’ TASS Russian News Agency, 6 July 2023. Available at: Russia’s first upgraded Tu-160M strategic bomber enters state trials – Military & Defense – TASS.
[iv] Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Reynolds & McKenzie Knight (2025) ‘Russian nuclear weapons, 2024’, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 81:3, 208-237, p. 222. DOI: 0.1080/00963402.2025.2494386; Ivan Khomenko, ‘Russia’s Tu-160 Bomber Factory Sees Major Activity. Here’s What Satellite Images Show’, United24 Media, 25 June 2025. Available at: Russia’s Tu-160 Bomber Factory Sees Major Activity. Here’s What Satellite Images Show — UNITED24 Media.
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