Tu-160 Blackjack

Tu-160 Blackjack

Type: Strategic Bomber

Domain: air

Country of Origin: Russia

Manufacturer: Tupolev

NATO Designation: Blackjack

First Deployed: 2022

Overview

The Tu-160M2 Blackjack is Russia's most capable strategic bomber and the world's largest and fastest, powered by four NK-32-02 afterburning turbofans enabling Mach 2.05 at altitude. Twelve Kh-101 (conventional, 5,500 km range) or Kh-102 (nuclear) cruise missiles are carried in two internal rotary launchers, with six missiles each. Range exceeds 12,000 km unrefuelled. The M2 modernisation includes a new glass cockpit, modern avionics, NK-32-02 engines with improved fuel efficiency, and compatibility with newer weapons. A new-build production line was restarted at KAPO Kazan; deliveries of new-build M2 aircraft began 2022. Total fleet remains approximately 16 aircraft.

Technical Specifications

crew4
range12,300 km
ceiling52,000 ft
armament40,000 kg payload, Kh-55/101/102 missiles
max_speedMach 2.05

Operators

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