On this day in aviation history, April 27, 1952, the Tupolev Tu-16 (NATO reporting name: Badger) took to the skies for the first time. Developed as a strategic heavy bomber, the Tu-16 became a ...

As noted by the always handy info pages provided by the Federation of American Scientists, “The Tu-16 was designed as a high-speed jet bomber for operations in theaters close to the Soviet Union.

One year later, Tupolev Tu-16 heavy bomber regiments carried out live drops of nuclear weapons. “Suddenly, the brightest glow burst into the heavens, gilding the clouds. It illuminated all the ...

About 16 of these surviving aircraft have remained ... to Russia's conventional air force, but, along with the Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bomber and missile carrier, comprised the aerial third ...

The Newest Version of the Massive Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack Was Rolled-Out This ... in southwest Russia on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. The newly built Blackjack will initially be capable of performing ...

Thankfully, Tupolev didn't have to start from scratch ... with an inherent engineering flaw in the design. In fact, the Tu-114/16 was perhaps the most reliable domestic Soviet airliner.

Unlike the Tupolev Tu-144, which was a dollar store knockoff ... with plans for another 16 slated for a new suite of tech. A total of 10 aircraft are still waiting to be built.

One such example of these experimental pursuits was the Tupolev Tu-134, a commercial jet designed and utilized within the former Soviet Union. While the Tu-134 never became a global standard ...

No, they reportedly were Tupolev Tu-141s, ex-Soviet antiques that last saw front-line use in the 1980s, flying photo-reconnaissance missions for the Soviet air force. As developments of the first ...

Ukrainian media said the attack on the Olenya airfield in the Murmansk region damaged a Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range supersonic bomber-missile carrier, which can fire AS-4 heavy anti-ship or Kh-22 ...