The Tu-160 is outwardly somewhat similar to the American Rockwell B-1 Lancer which spurred its development. Both have variable-sweep wings, both are supersonic. However, that is where the similarities ...

Two Tu-160 Blackjack strategic missile carriers performed a mission over the neutral waters of the Barents, Greenland and Norwegian seas, a region where U.S. B-1 Lancer bombers are going to operate in ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The M-model Tu-160 features new engines and avionics and a metallic canopy treatment that reduces the type’s radar-reflectivity. But the Tu-160 isn’t stealthy, even ...

Moscow continues to rely on its Tu-95 and Tu-160 platforms in its offensive war against Ukraine. Ukraine’s drone barrages targeting Russian assets continue to hinder Moscow’s war objectives. Last ...

-With a top speed of Mach 2.05 and intercontinental range, the "White Swan" is a formidable standoff weapons platform. -It can carry a massive 88,000-pound payload of both nuclear and conventional ...

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 ...