Tu-160 Blackjack: The Supersonic Bomber Shaping Russia's War Tactics It is the general understanding that Russia’s military ...

One Soviet-era platform that has been significantly upgraded since the end of the Cold War is the nuclear-capable supersonic Tu-160 “Blackjack” bomber. This iconic warbird does not have the ...

Here’s What to Remember: The Tu-160–while it looks similar to the B-1B–is a very different aircraft. The Soviet Union designed the Blackjack primarily as a means to deliver a nuclear strike ...

This was in response to Russian TU-160 Blackjack aircraft approaching UK Airspace and was coordinated with several [NATO] Allies," the Royal Air Force published on Twitter. According to UK’s ...

Earlier in the day, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said earlier on Saturday that it had "identified two Tu-160 Blackjack Russian Bombers entering the Canadian Air Defense ...

The intended arrival of two Russian Tupolev TU-160 “Blackjack” heavy strategic bombers in South Africa from 29 October to 2 ...

The original engine on the Tu-160 — the NK-32 — is already a powerful ... In 2015, Russian media reported that the new Blackjack would share 60% of its components with the older version.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) notes the Department of Defence’s announcement postponing the scheduled tour of Russian ...

Belgian Air Force F-16s scrambled to intercept two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack supersonic, nuclear-capable bombers, accompanied by two Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighters over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday.