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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.
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
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
China’s only active bomber, the Xian H-6, is a development of the Soviet Union’s Tupolev Tu-16, known to NATO as the “Badger.” The Tu-16 first flew in 1952. The Tu-16 first flew in 1952.
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.
“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 ...
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).
30 August 1969 (as Tu-22M) March 1989 Tupolev Tu-160 "Beliy Lebed" Blackjack supersonic strategic bomber: variable-sweep wing, four engines, turbofan: Tupolev: 27 serial and 8 prototypes 19 December 1981 30 December 2005 Ilyushin Il-78: Midas inflight refuelling tanker: four engines Ilyushin Aviation Complex 53 26 June 1983 1984 Sukhoi Su-33 ...