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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
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).
(Bloomberg) -- Russia on Wednesday landed the world’s biggest military aircraft in South Africa, the Tupolev Tu-160 ‘Blackjack’ bomber, in a rare display of cooperation between the defense ...
The bomber has been under development since at least 2000, and would replace Moscow’s Cold War-era fleet of Tupolev Tu-22M “Backfire,” Tu-95 “Bear,” and Tu-160 “Blackjack” bombers ...
A Russian man is ready to spill secrets to the U.S. about Russia's stealth "White Swan" bomber. He’s offering the valuable intel in exchange for asylum.
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.
Two Russian supersonic long-range nuclear bombers conducted drills near Alaska, demonstrating that Russia can deploy heavy bombers close to the US. 2 Russian supersonic nuclear bombers flew near ...