The Tu-160 “Blackjack” is the Soviet answer to America’s long-range bomber problem—a variable-sweep, Mach-2 class ...

Key Points and Summary - Russia's Tu-160 "Blackjack," a Soviet-era supersonic bomber comparable to the US B-1B Lancer, remains a pivotal, if limited, asset for the Kremlin. -The Tu-160, featuring four ...

Chapter 1: The great contest: you win only to lose -- Chapter 2: The bomber takes shape -- Chapter 3: The Tu-160 becomes reality: the trials programme -- Chapter 4: The Tu-160 in production -- Chapter ...

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Tu-160 strategic bomber planes performed combat training missions over the Barents Sea during joint military exercises with Belarus and practiced launching cruise missiles, ...

A series of blasts at airbases deep inside Russia on June 1, 2025, came as a rude awakening to Moscow’s military strategists. The Ukrainian strike at the heart Russia’s strategic bombing capability ...

MOSCOW, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Russian Tu-95MS nuclear-capable strategic bombers carried out a scheduled flight over neutral waters in the Sea of Japan, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. The ...