Tu-160 Bomber

Russia has been adapting to the increasing demands of the Ukraine War with great aplomb. Despite the propaganda of the West, which has dangerously lulled the American and European publics into a...

Summary: Amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia’s weapons production has notably declined, affecting long-term projects like stealth bombers and next-generation jets. However, progress continues with an enhanced variant of...

One of Russia’s older bombers is relaunching for modern combat. Although the Tu-160 first flew in the early 1980s, during the depths of the Cold War, Russia is remaking one...

One of Russia’s most iconic bombers, the Tupolev Tu-160 White Swan is slated to receive a major redesign. A source in Russia’s domestic aircraft-building industry told state news outlet TASS on Monday...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The T-55 was widely exported to Soviet client states, including the Warsaw Pact countries, North Vietnam, Cuba, Syria, Egypt, Angola and more than a dozen...

After the collapse of the Soviet Union nearly three decades ago, Russia tried to maintain control over the post-Soviet space with its creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Many of...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Russian Air Force continues to rely on the Tu-160. Perhaps one day, the planes will be replaced, but, judging from the amount of money that cash-strapped...

It could be described as quite a development, and not something likely to be seen often: an Italian F-35 escorting missile-armed Russian Tu-160 bombers over the Baltic Sea.  The development, described...

The Soviet Air Force’s Tupolev Tu-160 “Blackjack” bomber was, and is, immense. It was built as the answer to America’s B-1 Lancer, but it remains the largest and heaviest Mach...