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The PAK DA (or PAK-DA) is a Russian next-generation strategic bomber design developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau. The PAK DA acronym (ПАК ДА in Russian) stands for перспективный авиационный комплекс дальней авиации (perspektivnyi aviatsionnyi kompleks dal’ney aviatsii) literally meaning prospective aviation complex for long-range aviation. The PAK DA was planned to be a new stealthy strategic bomber and is expected to enter service in 2025–30 with the first aircraft delivered in 2020.