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

Capable of Mach 2 and packing over 45,000 kg of ordnance, the Tu-160 was already unmatched. Now Russia’s strategic bomber is being modernized for future wars—bigger, smarter, and even more dangerous.

Moscow has relied on its Tu-160 Blackjack fleet to carry out offensive operations in Ukraine to date. Russia’s ongoing invasion in Ukraine is in part fueled by the country’s fleet of bombers.

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

The russians have transferred two Tu-160 nuclear-capable heavy strategic bombers (NATO reporting name: Blackjack) to the remote Anadyr air base, which can be seen in satellite images After Ukraine ...

The Tu-160 is called ‘White Swan’ in Russia and ‘Blackjack’ in NATO. It is the world’s heaviest and fastest supersonic bomber aircraft. It was built in the 1970s during the Soviet Union era. However, ...

The X-101 cruise missile is not just an essential component of Russia's strategic arsenal, but embodies the emphasis on the ...

Before the attack, Russia’s strategic bomber fleet consisted of 60 Tu-95s, 60 Tu-22M3s, and 15 Tu-160 Blackjack bombers—for a total of 135 aircraft.

Following Ukraine’s Spiderweb drone attacks on Russian strategic aircraft one week ago, the Kremlin has begun to disperse its TU-160 “White Swans” (NATO: “Blackjack”) strategic bombers “out of harm’s ...

Among more than 40 believed to have been destroyed were the Tu-160 Blackjack, the world’s largest combat aircraft, and the Tu-95 Bear, capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads.

Ukraine's new drone tactics to strike bombers and fighters at airfields across Russia are what a leading airpower expert called "a stunning success." ...