Vladimir Putin took a 30-minute ride in a modernized Tu-160M supersonic bomber as part of the crew yesterday. Russian President Vladimir Putin flew in a Tu-160M strategic bomber on Feb. 22, 2024. A 30 ...

Key Points and Summary - The Tu-160 “Blackjack” is the Soviet answer to America’s long-range bomber problem—a variable-sweep, Mach-2 class cruise-missile carrier built to sprint around air defenses ...

In terms of her armaments, the Tu-160M is a highly formidable warbird, carrying up to twelve cruise missiles, including the nuclear-capable Kh-55 series and the newer Kh-101 and Kh-102 long-range ...

Russia’s Tu-160M White Swans Are More Deadly Warbirds – Russia’s Cold War-era Tupolev Tu-160 “White Swan” (NATO reporting name “Blackjack”) remains the largest and heaviest Mach 2 aircraft ever to ...

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A reported malfunction on a supersonic, nuclear-capable Tu-160M strategic bomber, which was tested by Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this year, has sparked woes over the country's nuclear ...

Russia's Aerospace Forces received two upgraded Tu-160M strategic bombers at the end of 2025, ending a cycle of delays that ...

The Russian Aerospace Forces have received the initial modernized United Aircraft Corp. Tupolev Tu-160M strategic bomber, the first major upgrade of the variable-sweep long-range aircraft that entered ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday took a co-pilot’s seat in a nuclear-capable strategic bomber on a flight that appeared aimed at ...