T-4
Will Turkey Deploy Its Russian-Made S-400 Air-Defense System in Syria?
Ankara has been negotiating with the new Syrian provisional government to take control of the base, where it could be in a better position to engage ISIS (Islamic State) forces...
T-4: Russia’s Bold Bomber Response to the Supersonic XB-70 Valkyrie
Summary: Despite the XB-70’s cancellation, the Soviets pursued the T-4 bomber to potentially match or exceed its capabilities, aiming for Mach 3 speeds, an 80,000 feet service ceiling, and a...
Cold War Failure: The Soviet Union’s Secret T-4 Bomber Was a Total Flop
Here’s What You Need to Know: A couple T-4 variants were proposed, but the Soviet government didn’t bite. In 1963, the Department of Defense canceled procurement of the XB-70 Valkyrie, a...
Russia’s T-4 Was an Innovative Aircraft—Now It Only Lives in a Museum
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Later on, the T-4 experience would help inform procurement of what would eventually become the Tu-160, a considerably larger supersonic bomber. The Tu-160 survived the...
Russia’s Sukhoi T-4 Bomber Was No Killer. More Like a Money Pit.
Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Soviet aircraft had no clear purpose. It was built in response to the XB-70, a similar aircraft that also had no clear purpose. But...