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 ...

Key Points and Summary - Russia’s Tu-160 “White Swan” is a Cold War giant reborn: a Mach-2, variable-sweep-wing bomber built to sling long-range cruise missiles from sanctuary. -After post-Soviet ...

Russia is deploying strategic bombers given to Moscow by Kyiv 25 years ago, according to a new investigation. The U.S.-backed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) project reported on Tuesday that ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The M-model Tu-160 features new engines and avionics and a metallic canopy treatment that reduces the type’s radar-reflectivity. But the Tu-160 isn’t stealthy, even ...

The United State's current long-range strategic bomber inventory consists of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, the Rockwell B-1 Lancer, and the Northrup Grumman B-2 Spirit. Unlike the Soviet-era Tupolev ...

If there’s one thing that’s impressive about the Russian Air Force, it’s that most of its aircraft have a long, rich history behind them. Even though the initial warbirds ended their service within ...

Once the Tu-160M is produced more widely, it will have an outsized impact on the outcome of the Ukraine War, as Ukraine lacks any effective countermeasures to its bombardments. Russia’s Tu-160M ...

MOSCOW — Russia’s new prototype Tu-160M bomber has completed its second test flight and will now undergo trials with the Defence Ministry. The December flight of the aircraft, developed by United ...

The revival of production of the TU-160M marks a significant change in Russian military policy. Only 16 were reported as in service in 2016. Now, after a decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin, ...

Russia is testing an upgraded version of its largest nuclear missile-carrying supersonic bomber, the "White Swan", according to state media. An improved model of the Tupolev Tu-160M strategic bomber ...