In 2015, Russia announced an ambitious upgrade and expansion of its Tu-160 bomber fleet, creating the Tu-160M2 variant. Plans ...

Engels-2, which sits about 450 miles from unoccupied Ukraine, is a key air base from which Russia has launched devastating attacks on Ukraine using its fleet of Tu-95 and Tu-160 bomber aircraft.

Russia’s fleet of Tu-214Rs is very small—and shows no sign of increasing. But the bird’s advanced electronics and optical systems offer unique advantages to the Russian military. Russia has ...