This project exists thanks to donations. Support him! Patreon: <a href=" Donation: <a href=" NFT: <a href=" The Tupolev Tu-160 (NATO designation Blackjack) was developed during the Cold War. This ...

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 ...

Key Points and Summary - The Tu-160 “Blackjack” remains central to Russia’s triad, and Moscow is upgrading and restarting production as the stealth PAK DA slips. The Tu-160M2 adds revised NK-32 ...

Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) has gained access to sensitive data of Russia's strategic aircraft manufacturer Tupolev, a source in HUR told the Kyiv Independent on June 4. Tupolev, a ...

Russia’s relocation of bombers to Siberia shows concern amid drone strike fears, while signaling enduring long-range capabilities and shifting defense priorities beyond Ukraine, possibly toward China.

The event coincided with the start of the first-ever Russia-Africa summit. LONDON -- Russia landed the world's heaviest bomber in South Africa on Wednesday in a rare show of military cooperation ...

This is the second time since February 2020 the rare Russian aircraft has been intercepted. The twin-engine jet is a derivative of the Soviet-era Tu-134 narrow-body airliner that first flew in July ...