RA-01052 supposed to be the carrier for nuclear weapons and rockets, as well as the Buran, the Mjassischtschew WM-T was a Russian MIL project to replace the Antonov 22. However, it was by far too expensive and the performance not reasonable so that the Antonov 225 took over the responsibilities until the final end of the Buran program. (mehr von RA-01052)