Russia’s Tu-160 “Blackjack,” a Soviet-era supersonic bomber comparable to the US B-1B Lancer, remains a pivotal, if limited, ...

In a strategic response to Ukraine’s “Operation Spiderweb” drone strike that damaged its bomber bases, Russia has begun dispersing its Tu-160 “Blackjack” strategic bombers to forward airfields in its ...

Tu-160 Blackjack: The Supersonic Bomber Shaping Russia’s War Tactics. It is the general understanding that Russia’s military has underperformed during the war in Ukraine.

The Tu-160 models are often compared to the U.S. Air Force's B-2 Spirit heavy strategic bomber or the B-1 Lancer, a supersonic variable sweep-wing heavy bomber.

The Tu-160 strategic bomber first flew in 1981. In 2015, the Defence Ministry announced the launch of a program to create a new, modified version, dubbed Tu-160M2, with plans to make 50 upgraded ...

Russia Advances Tu-160 Bomber Upgrade Despite Ukraine War Pressures. Since its invasion of Ukraine kicked off more than two years ago, Russia’s weapons output has greatly decreased.

India’s ambitious bid to lease between six to eight Russian-built Tupolev Tu-160M “White Swan” strategic bombers appears to ...

The audacious drone assault of June 1 may have destroyed one-third of Russia’s long-range strike fleet. But the implications are potentially much bigger.

In an echo of the Cold War, Russia's first newly manufactured Tupolev Tu-160M (NATO designation Blackjack) supersonic nuclear heavy bomber completed its maiden flight on January 12, reaching a ...

Russia expands the Kazan Aviation Plant to boost production of strategic bombers, investing €1 billion amid ongoing sanctions ...

A Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bomber flies at the Alabino training ground in the Moscow Region. A report said that serial numbers of six Tu-160 heavy strategic bombers transferred from ...

Vladimir Putin took a 30-minute ride in a modernized Tu-160M supersonic bomber as part of the crew yesterday. Russian President Vladimir Putin flew in a Tu-160M strategic bomber on Feb. 22, 2024.