Featured in TupolevBYThomas NewdickJan 12, 2022ShareRussia’s First New Production Tu-160 Blackjack In Decades Makes Its Maiden Flight (Updated)Completed to the latest upgraded standard, the new-build Tu-160M is set to bolster Russia’s Long-Range Aviation force. BYThomas NewdickJan 12, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2021ShareUkraine Once Had The World’s Largest Tu-160 Blackjack Bomber FleetOn the 40th anniversary of its first flight, we look back to when Ukraine possessed an entire regiment of Tu-160 strategic bombers. BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 7, 2021ShareRussia Looks To Repurpose Surveillance Jets After Open Skies Treaty ExitTwo relatively new sensor-equipped Tu-214ON aircraft need a new mission, which could include watching over the Arctic or military installations. BYThomas NewdickApr 7, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 23, 2021ShareThree Killed In “Abnormal” Ejection From Tu-22M3 Bomber At Russian AirbaseOne of the four crew members survived the Backfire’s disastrous mishap, which occurred today in western Russia. BYThomas NewdickMar 23, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 4, 2020ShareWorld’s Most Powerful Combat Aircraft Jet Engine Is Back In Production For Russia’s New BombersA Tu-160 has flown with a new version of the NK-32 engine, which is critical to the bomber’s production restart. BYThomas NewdickNov 4, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 12, 2022ShareRussia’s First New Production Tu-160 Blackjack In Decades Makes Its Maiden Flight (Updated)Completed to the latest upgraded standard, the new-build Tu-160M is set to bolster Russia’s Long-Range Aviation force. BYThomas NewdickJan 12, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2021ShareUkraine Once Had The World’s Largest Tu-160 Blackjack Bomber FleetOn the 40th anniversary of its first flight, we look back to when Ukraine possessed an entire regiment of Tu-160 strategic bombers. BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 7, 2021ShareRussia Looks To Repurpose Surveillance Jets After Open Skies Treaty ExitTwo relatively new sensor-equipped Tu-214ON aircraft need a new mission, which could include watching over the Arctic or military installations. BYThomas NewdickApr 7, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 23, 2021ShareThree Killed In “Abnormal” Ejection From Tu-22M3 Bomber At Russian AirbaseOne of the four crew members survived the Backfire’s disastrous mishap, which occurred today in western Russia. BYThomas NewdickMar 23, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 4, 2020ShareWorld’s Most Powerful Combat Aircraft Jet Engine Is Back In Production For Russia’s New BombersA Tu-160 has flown with a new version of the NK-32 engine, which is critical to the bomber’s production restart. BYThomas NewdickNov 4, 2020Share