Despite its speed, it suffered from high maintenance demands. Russia is now upgrading the airframe to the Tu-160M2, aiming to retain its speed while reducing maintenance issues. -The Tu-160M2 will ...

MOSCOW, January 5. /TASS/. Russia’s upgraded Tupolev Tu-160M2 strategic bomber will perform its first test flight in January 2018, ahead of scheduled February, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry ...

MOSCOW, November 9. /TASS/. The Tupolev Tu-160M2 strategic bomber prototype originating from Soviet aircraft breakthroughs will take to the skies for the first time from the airfield of the Kazan ...

The original engine on the Tu-160 — the NK-32 — is already a powerful engine, providing 55,000 lbs of thrust. The B-1B Lancer, on the other hand, only generates about 31,000 pounds of thrust.

Indeed, the Russians are making the Tu-160M2 “White Swan” supersonic Mach 2-plus bomber. This bird has variable-sweep wings and will be the largest warplane in the world that combines long ...

Russia’s entire new fleet of Tu-160M2 bombers will be upgraded by 2030, the deputy Russian defense minister says. The Tu-160M2 is slated to make its debut flight in February 2018. Serial ...

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