The Tu-160 “White Swan” has always been a symbol of brute speed and payload, but its latest incarnation is defined by two blunt words that capture both Moscow’s ambition and NATO’s concern: massive ...

Russia’s latest 11-hour Tu-160 “White Swan” patrol over the Arctic underscores how a bomber designed in the late Cold War ...

NATO jets, specifically Italian Eurofighter Typhoons, intercepted a unique Russian Tu-134UBL aircraft known as "Black Pearl" and two Su-30 fighters over the Baltics. The "Black Pearl" is a military ...

Vyte is an aviation journalist with over four years of experience in the field. Before joining the Simple Flying team, she worked with various aviation media outlets and oversaw check-in operations at ...

This is the second time since February 2020 the rare Russian aircraft has been intercepted. The twin-engine jet is a derivative of the Soviet-era Tu-134 narrow-body airliner that first flew in July ...