The United State's current long-range strategic bomber inventory consists of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, the Rockwell B-1 Lancer, and the Northrup Grumman B-2 Spirit. Unlike the Soviet-era Tupolev ...

6 Apr 2023, 20:05 UTC · By: Henry Kelsall // The Tupolev Tu-144 was the Soviet's answer to Concorde, but a crash at the 1973 Paris Airshow was just one problem that befell the troubled airliner ...

Key Point: Beijing has imported many Soviet or Russian-made planes. Here is how the Tu-16 became useful to both countries. This Soviet-designed heavy bomber is still in Service with China’s PLA Air ...

On this day in aviation history, 68 years ago (November 15, 1957), the Tupolev Tu-114 Rossiya flew for the first time. Recognized by NATO as the Cleat, the Tu-114 was a Soviet long-range turboprop ...

MOSCOW—Russia’s Tupolev, a subsidiary of United Aircraft Corporation, rolled out the first modernized Tu-22M3M strategic bomber Aug. 16. The latest iteration of the Tu-22M Backfire family, the ...

Much like in the evolution of living creatures, the evolution of vehicles is a divergent process. Once everyone understands the basic idea behind what makes a particular type of vehicle work, the ...

In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Soviet Union was strapped for bombers. The most prominent member of the USSR’s bomber arsenal was a turboprop bomber, the Tu-4. The “Bull” as it was known ...

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) reportedly plans to improve the Soviet-legacy Tupolev Tu-214 narrowbody passenger airliner to meet requirements from air operators. The first effort will be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a defense technology journalist, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Russia’s Tupolev is best known for building a strategic ...