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Tu-160

Russian Tu-160M2 bomber flies with new engines for the first time

Now the Tu-160M2 celebrated its second maiden flight at the same location - this time with the new NK-32-02 turbofans from Kuznetsov, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing FlugRevue.de.

Russian ‘Blackjack’ with hypersonic missile is deadly for Western missile defenses

A long-range bomber that can potentially carry either slow but long-range cruise missiles, or shorter range but extremely fast ballistic missiles, will complicate Western missile defenses that must prepare to stop multiple threats.

Russia keeps in secret the Tu-160’s engine more seriously than the atomic bomb design

Military observers of the Chinese edition of Sohu talked about the unique Russian technology - the NK-32 engine, which the army representatives of the Russian Federation store more seriously than the design of the atomic bomb

The US: Russian supersonic bomber Tu-160 is the most powerful ever to fly

The Russian supersonic strategic bomber Tu-160 "White Swan" is the most powerful and largest missile carrier in the world, writes the American magazine The National Interest, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Russia equips Tu-160 strategic bomber with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles

MOSCOW, (BM) - Russia’s top military brass plans to arm Tupolev Tu-160 supersonic strategic bombers with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, a source in the defense industry told TASS on Monday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. "The possibility of deploying Kinzhal missiles on Tu-160 aircraft is being considered. The work on this option is due to be…

Russia Might Buy More Tu-160 Bombers

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the production areas of the Kazan Aviation Factory n.a. S.P.Gorbunov, a branch of Tupolev PJSC, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The visit made it clear that the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation did not exclude the possibility of…

Russia’s Rostec Uses Innovative Coating to Reduce the Radar Signature of the Su-57 and the Tu-160

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Today, the Russia’s state corporation Rostec reported that to make the cockpit conopy of the 5th-generation multirole fighter jet Sukhoi Su-57 and the strategic missile-carrying bomber Tupolev Tu-160, the company applied a new composite material that featured advanced radar wave…

Russia Starts Production of Upgraded Tu-160

KAZAN, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Yesterday (20th December), Russia’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Alexei Krivoruchko, announced the start of the production of the upgraded Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber, launched in the Volga area by Kazan Aviation Factory n.a. S.P.Gorbunov, branch of PJSC Tupolev, learned…

Russian and Venezuelan Pilots Hold Joint Training to Enhance Air Cooperation

MOSCOW, the Russian Federation (BulgarianMilitary.com) – The Russian crews of the strategic bombers Tupolev Tu-160, the Antonov An-124 military transport plane and the Ilyushin Il-62 long-range aircraft, who arrived in Venezuela on 10th December, held a joint flight training with Venezuela’s Air Force, at the airport located in Maiquetía, the…