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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.
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.
“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 ...
The project was dropped in favour of the Tupolev Tu-160 program. Although the design was the most successful compared to the Tu-160 and Sukhoi T-4, [2] it was dropped as Tupolev had the most potential to go ahead with the supersonic bomber project. [3] [4] In 1973, Tupolev was assigned the development of a new aircraft based on the Myasishchev ...
Ukrainian Tupolev Tu-160 in all-over anti-flash white with pale fin flash. The Tupolev Tu-160 of the 1980s was the first series-built Soviet/Russian bomber aircraft to be painted anti-flash white all over, leading to its Beliy Lebed ("White Swan") Russian nickname. [4]
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
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.
Designated as the Tupolev Tu-160, it entered operational service with the 184th Guards Heavy Bomber Regiment located at Pryluky Air Base, Ukrainian SSR, during April 1987. [65] The aircraft is the largest and heaviest combat aircraft, the fastest bomber in use and the largest and heaviest variable-sweep wing airplane to have ever flown as of 2020.