Here’s What to Remember: The Tu-160–while it looks similar to the B-1B–is a very different aircraft. The Soviet Union designed the Blackjack primarily as a means to deliver a nuclear strike ...

Summary and What You Need to Know: The Russian Tu-160 “Blackjack” strategic bomber, a symbol of Russia’s military might, recently made headlines when President Vladimir Putin took a short ...

The White Swan has been employed in some of the longest flights ever conducted by the Russian Aerospace Forces.

Two Russian Tu-160 bombers flew over the Arctic. Their presence in this region was part of Russia's strategy to demonstrate ...

In a significant military maneuver, two Russian Tu-160 strategic missile carriers have performed a patrol flight over the Arctic Ocean's neutral waters, as reported by the state-run RIA news agency.

A modernized Tu-160M strategic bomber departs from the Kazan Aircraft Production Association on February 22, 2024. (Source: Getty Images) In the early hours of January 20, unknown drones targeted the ...

Russia replaced confirmed irreplaceable fighter jet losses in 2024 but seems to have significantly fallen short of replacing ...

According to the ASTRA Telegram channel, Ukrainian forces were targeting the Kazan Aviation Plant named after S.P. Gorbunov. This facility is known for producing and maintaining the Tu-160 strategic ...

Satellite imagery from Dec 3 & 4, 2022, of Engels airbase, Russia (before reports of explosions at the base), showing recent military activity at & near the airfield which houses a heavy bomber ...

The Russian Federation continues to operate the Tu-160, which is a nuclear-capable heavy strategic bomber featuring a variable-sweep wing design. It is operated by the Long Range Aviation branch ...

The intended arrival of two Russian Tupolev TU-160 “Blackjack” heavy strategic bombers in South Africa from 29 October to 2 November, as announced by the Department of Defence, raises serious ...

Engels-2 airbase is home to the 22nd Heavy Bomber Division, which includes the 121st Bomber Regiment, which operates Tu-160 aircraft, and the 184th Regiment, which has Tu-95 bombers. Earlier, drones ...