The brand new Tupolev Tu-160M ‘White Swan’ strategic missile-carrying bomber performed its debut flight. A completely new Tupolev Tu-160M bomber performed its debut flight on Jan. 12, 2022 ...

China’s only active bomber, the Xian H-6, is a development of the Soviet Union’s Tupolev Tu-16, known to NATO as the “Badger.” The Tu-16 first flew in 1952.

The Tu-134 was designed in the 1960s by Tupolev, the same Russian aerospace company responsible for the supersonic passenger jet Tu-144. The creation of this plane was ordered by the Soviet leader ...

Summary: In 1962, Tupolev Tu-16 bombers executed two flight tactical exercises involving live drops of nuclear weapons, marking a significant moment in military history. Crew members recounted the ...

A Race Into the Jet Age In the 1950s, the Soviet Union watched in shock as Britain unveiled the de Havilland Comet, the ...

China's H-6K bomber, seen here, is an upgraded variant of the H-6, which is itself originally a Chinese-built version of the 1950s-era Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 Badger. (China Ministry of National Defense) ...

Iran said in February it was planning to stop using the planes. * The Tu-154 first flew in 1968, was delivered to Aeroflot in early 1971 and entered regular service in February 1972.