Russia’s Tu-160 “White Swan” supersonic bomber, a late Soviet-era design, has re-entered production as the modernized Tu-160M ...

However, President Vladimir Putin has showcased an upgraded version of the Tu-160 Blackjack bomber, nicknamed the "White Swan." -This modernized Soviet-era supersonic strategic bomber is touted to ...

Developed during the closing stages of the Cold War, the Mach 2.05 capable Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack was the Soviet Union’s ultimate strategic bomber. The Tu-160 made its first flight on December ...

First flown in 1982, the Tu-160 was originally designed as an answer to the US Air Force B-1 Lancer supersonic bomber that was designed to deliver nuclear bombs through Soviet air defenses.

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.Moscow planned for a ...

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 can fly faster than Mach ...

The United State's current long-range strategic bomber inventory consists of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, the Rockwell B-1 Lancer, and the Northrup Grumman B-2 Spirit. Unlike the Soviet-era ...

World’s Largest Bombers Rattle Sabers and Please Spotters in Southern Caribbean. Two Russian Tupolev/ United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Tu-160M1 supersonic bombers, NATO codename “Blackjack ...

The other upgraded bomber is a TU-160 which is similar to the US B1 bomber Russia’s upgraded Tupolev Tu-160M2 Blackjack supersonic bomber is expected to make its first flight in 2019. Moscow currently ...

The Tupolev Tu-160 is a supersonic strategic missile-carrier ... On Nov. 3, 2020, the first “fundamentally upgraded strategic bomber” flew from Kazan, Russia, powered by the new NK-32-02 ...

The Russian defense ministry has confirmed that it will restart the production line for the Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-160 “Blackjack” supersonic strategic bomber. In a series of tweets on 29 April ...

The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union served as a sort of contest. Which could develop and produce a long-range strategic bomber and make enough of them to keep the other ...