AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turbofan | ||
| Application | Attack, Surveillance | ||
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Supersonic surveillance and bomber aircraft.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Tupolev Tu-160 | 1981 / 1984 | Baseline variant, large, heavy Mach 2+ supersonic military aircraft, also known as Tu-160S. | |
| Tupolev Tu-160M | 2012 / 2014 | Modified variant, part of two-stage upgrade program, with modernised avionics and testbed for more powerful engine. | |
| Tupolev Tu-160M2 | 2015 / | Upgraded version, with more powerful and efficient engines, and digital glass cockpit. |
View full news archive for the Tupolev Tu-160.
| Tupolev Public Stock Company | News |
Other aircraft programs: Tupolev Tu-204/214, Tupolev SDS
| RD&PE "Zvezda" JSC | Analysis | Ejector Seats: K-36LM zero/zero ejection seats |
| Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) | Analysis | GPS: K-042K astro-intertial navigation with map display |
| Samara Machine Building Design Bureau | Analysis | Turbofan Engines: (NK-32 - Tupolev Tu-160 - NK-321 NK-32-02 - Tupolev Tu-160M2 - NK-32-02 ) |
