The Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack is a supersonic, variable-sweep-wing strategic bomber. Designed in the 1970s and in service ...

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 ...

Serial production of Russia’s upgraded Tupolev Tu-160M2 bomber will reportedly kick off in 2020.

Russia launched the program of restarting the production of upgraded Tu-160 strategic bombers following a decision by President Vladimir Putin MOSCOW, December 30. /TASS/. The first Tupolev Tu ...

The Russian military uses Ukrainian Tu-160 strategic bombers. Kyiv transferred them to Moscow in 1999 in exchange for clearing its debt for consumed Russian gas, according to Radio Free Europe ...

One of Russia’s most iconic bombers, the Tupolev Tu-160 White Swan is slated to receive a major redesign. A source in Russia’s domestic aircraft-building industry told state news outlet TASS ...

The Tupolev Tu-160M2 strategic bomber prototype originating ... Russia had made a decision to resume the production of Tu-160 bombers in their upgraded Tu-160M2 modification and reschedule the ...

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 ...

Two Russian Tu-160 strategic missile carriers conducted an 11-hour patrol flight over the neutral waters of the Arctic Ocean, a move reported by RIA news via the Defence Ministry.

The chief editor of Defense Express, Oleh Katkov, discussed the state of Russian strategic aviation — bombers like the ...

On Jan. 8, Ukrainian drones flew at least 400 miles to strike near the Russian air force’s Engels bomber base in the city of Saratov in southern Russia. The blasts triggered a blaze at a sprawling ...

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 ...