India is considering acquiring the TU-160 Blackjack bomber aircraft from Russia to boost its military strength. Known as the ...

However, President Vladimir Putin has showcased an upgraded version of the Tu-160 Blackjack bomber, nicknamed the "White Swan." -This modernized Soviet-era supersonic strategic bomber is touted to ...

A completely new Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber nicknamed the ‘White Swan’ by Russian military ... plane rebuilt from an old Tu-160 bomber. The Tu-160 (NATO reporting ...

The Tu-160 ‘White Swan’ supersonic bomber is the carrier of both conventional and nuclear-tipped cruise missiles. The missiles are placed into two internal rotary launchers with six missiles each.

The Tu-160, known to NATO as the “White Swan,” is a supersonic bomber with variable-sweep wings and the ability to deliver either conventional or nuclear ordnance. A product of the Tupolev ...

Russia’s air force is considered one of the stronger fleets in the world, sporting advanced aircraft like the MiG-35 Fulcrum ...

Moreover, the Tupolev Tu-160 "White Swan" (NATO reporting name Blackjack) has seen production starts and stops since 1984, and the Kremlin announced in August that the latest batch of the ...

With a top speed of 1,243 mph, the Tu-160 Blackjack is one of the fastest strategic heavy bombers on the planet. It’s heavy-duty payload reflects this. It was nicknamed the “White Swan” for ...

“During a prior visit to South Africa in March 2019, one of the Blackjacks (Serial No. 82040) was subsequently used to ...

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

Russia's plan to send two strategic bombers to Pretoria as a display of defence cooperation was postponed after the plan was ...

Deputy chief of staff General Andrei Kartapolov said Tu-160 White Swan, Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 bombers hit Isis targets for the third day running. On the ground, Syrian troops advanced on Isis-held Al-Bab, ...