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  2. Tupolev Tu-160 - Wikipedia

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    The Tupolev Tu-160 (Russian: Туполев Ту-160 «Белый лебедь», romanized: Bely Lebed, lit. ' White Swan '; [ 1 ] NATO reporting name : Blackjack ) is a supersonic , variable-sweep wing nuclear-capable heavy strategic bomber and airborne missile platform designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the Soviet Union in the 1970s.

  3. Long-Range Aviation - Wikipedia

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    Tu-95, Tu-22, Tu-22M, Tu-160 Long-Range Aviation aircraft. Long-Range Aviation (Russian: Авиация Дальнего Действия, romanized: Aviatsiya dal'nego deystviya, literally Aviation of Distant Action and abbreviated DA,) is a sub-branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces responsible for delivering long-range nuclear or conventional strikes by aircraft (rather than missiles).

  4. Engels-2 air base - Wikipedia

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    Engels-2 (Russian: Энгельс) is a strategic bomber military airbase in Russia located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of Saratov.Engels is a major bomber operations base, and is Russia's sole operating location for the Tupolev Tu-160 (NATO: Blackjack) strategic bomber.

  5. Exclusive: Ex-Russian military bomber engineer seeks ... - AOL

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    “The TU-160 White Swan, also known by the NATO reporting name ‘Blackjack,’ is reportedly the most advanced strategic bomber in the Russian inventory and has been also used in a tactical ...

  6. List of Tupolev aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Tu-161: strategic bomber project developed from the Tu-160; Tu-164 (I): projected version of Tu-134 with new fuselage, 1967; Tu-164 (II): initial designation of the Tu-154M, 1980; Tu-170: conventional version of Tu-160; Tu-174: proposed lengthened variant of the Tu-154; Tu-184 (I): twin-engine short-haul airliner concept, early 1970s

  7. Russian Nuclear Bombers Land in S. Africa in Rare Cooperation

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    (Bloomberg) -- Russia on Wednesday landed the world’s biggest military aircraft in South Africa, the Tupolev Tu-160Blackjackbomber, in a rare display of cooperation between the defense ...

  8. Putin takes a flight in nuclear-capable bomber in a tough ...

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    Putin's 30-minute flight in a Tu-160M supersonic strategic bomber also seemed intended to send a reminder of Russia's nuclear might amid soaring tensions with the West over the fighting in Ukraine.

  9. List of active Russian Air Force aircraft - Wikipedia

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    A Russian Air Force Su-34 A Russian Air Force Su-35S A Tu-160 during the 2018 Victory Day Parade A Beriev A-50 in flight A Tu-214R taking off from Borisoglebskoye Airfield An Il-78M of the 203rd Guards Air Refuelling Regiment An An-124-100 accompanied by a Su-27UB A Russian Air Force Ka-52 in flight A Yak-130 at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow