Key Points and Summary - The Tu-160 “Blackjack” is the Soviet answer to America’s long-range bomber problem—a variable-sweep, Mach-2 class cruise-missile carrier built to sprint around air defenses ...
Japan scrambled fighter jets to respond to Russian bombers, fighters and a surveillance plane at least four times this week ...
A Russian Tu-95 bomber and a Chinese J-16 spotted flying between Okinawa and Miyako Island Dec. 9, 2025. Japan’s Joint Staff Office photo Russian and Chinese bombers conducted a joint patrol Tuesday, ...
Russia and China have regularly dispatched forces to waters and airspace around Japanese territory.