When people think of strategic bombers, aircraft such as the B-52 Stratofortress, B-2 Spirit, ...

Russia flew Tu-160 bombers over the Barents and Norwegian seas on June 23 in a 16-hour sortie with aerial refueling and a ...

…an ordinary day for the British Typhoons in QRA (even though the photos show two French interceptors). Social media went abuzz yesterday as two nuclear-capable Russian Air Force Tu-160 Blackjack ...

One of Russia’s most iconic bombers, the Soviet-era Tu-160 is set to receive a series of major upgrades in coming years. The 1980s-era Tu-160 Blackjack has broken no shortage of records throughout its ...

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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”, arrived ...

Russia plans to completely overhaul its Tupolev Tu-160 bomber fleet by 2030, Moscow announced this week. “We are going to purchase the entire fleet of our strategic Tu-160 bombers in their new version ...

If there’s one thing that’s impressive about the Russian Air Force, it’s that most of its aircraft have a long, rich history behind them. Even though the initial warbirds ended their service within ...

A Russian Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bomber flies over Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2015. (RIA Novosti/AFP via Getty Images) MOSCOW — Eleven years ago, ...

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 ...

A renewed version of one of Russia's most formidable weapons, the Tupolev Tu-160, began initial testing last week as part of a nationwide effort to modernize the armed forces. On Thursday, the new ...

Russia is fortifying its Engels Airbase with at least 17 new hardened aircraft shelters for its Tu-95MS and Tu-160 strategic ...