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Ukraine's General Staff says it struck the Saratov Oil Refinery and the Engels airfield overnight, two sites more than six hundred kilometres from the...
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Ukrainian drones reportedly struck Engels-2 air base in Saratov Oblast, home to the Tu-95 and Tu-160 bombers that launch cruise missiles at Ukrainian cities...
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Russia has the world's third-largest strategic-bomber fleet — and can't build most of it. The Tu-95 and Tu-22M haven't been produced since 1993, the...
Ukraine War
Russia's Tu-160 "White Swan" is the largest, fastest strategic bomber flying anywhere on Earth — and Moscow can barely use it. A new open-source...
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Russia’s New PAK DA stealth bomber is finally being worked on after years of delays. The Russian Air Force also has big plans for...
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The Russian-made Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber is affectionately known to its homegrown aircrews as “Bely Lebed,” which translates to “White Swan,” whilst the NATO...
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It’s a Cold War-era bomber developed in the 1970s, but the Russians aren’t giving up on it. The MACH 2 Tu-160M Blackjack strike aircraft...
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Key Points and Summary – Russia’s latest 11-hour Tu-160 “White Swan” patrol over the Arctic underscores how a bomber designed in the late Cold...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Tu-160M “Blackjack” bomber, powered by the most powerful combat engines ever, is undergoing a major modernization (Tu-160M) at...