Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The Tu-160 Soviet-era bomber is still menacing Ukraine. This Russian titan even fired missiles at Kyiv recently. The Tu-160 was designed for a nuclear war with...
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The Tu-160 Soviet-era bomber is still menacing Ukraine. This Russian titan even fired missiles at Kyiv recently. The Tu-160 was designed for a nuclear war with...
Last Sunday, Russia launched a missile attack on the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. According to reports from the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Kh-101 missiles...
Can Russia Really Add to its Tu-160 Fleet? – Despite its origins in the twilight years of the Soviet Union, Russia’s military leaders hope...
The Tu-160 Could Do Some Serious Damage in Ukraine. Here’s Why: While Russia operates several different bomber models in active service, the Tu-160 sticks...
Russia’s Tupolev Tu-160 bomber has a patchy history, having undergone numerous facelifts resulting in several variants since its first flight in 1981. The “Blackjack” strategic...
Russian Bombers On the Sidelines in Ukraine? – Russia has one of the biggest bomber fleets in the world. There are an estimated 137...
The looming conflict between Russia and Ukraine has begun to dominate the world’s attention, to say nothing of the community of analysts who follow...
Russia’s Tu-160 Bomber: Just How Capable Is It? A tricky challenge in defense analysis is grasping a potential adversary’s own perceptions of military capabilities and...
Tu-160: A History – As tensions escalate between Russia and Ukraine, the latter is ironically at risk of being bombarded by aircraft and missiles...
Meet the Tu-160: A modern variant of the Russian Blackjack bomber is getting a new lease on life. The Tu-160M has improved engines and...