And the Russian Aerospace Forces have exactly the aircraft for such missions. The Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack is a supersonic, ...
The White Swan has been employed in some of the longest flights ever conducted by the Russian Aerospace Forces.
The Soviet Union designed the Blackjack primarily as a means to deliver a nuclear strike... One of Russia’s most iconic bombers, the Tupolev Tu-160 White Swan is slated to receive a major redesign.
The first Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying ... aircraft with a variable-sweep wing to date. The Tu-160 (NATO reporting name: Blackjack) is a Soviet and subsequently a Russian supersonic ...
The nature of the upgrade to the Tu-160M has not been detailed, but the type is once again making its presence felt in the ongoing Russia-U.S. standoff.