Russian Tu-160 Bombers Fly Over Barents And Norwegian Seas As U.S. B-1Bs Prepare For Norwegian Deployment Russian Tu-160 Bombers Fly Over Barents And Norwegian Seas As U.S. B-1Bs Prepare For Norwegian Deployment A Tu-160 Blackjack (Press service of Russian Ministry of Defense) Two Tu-160 Blackjack strategic missile carriers performed a mission over the neutral waters of the Barents, Greenland and Norwegian seas, a region where U.S. B-1 Lancer bombers are going to operate in a couple of weeks, reaffirming the strategic value of the Arctic area and Scandinavia. Russian Tu-160 Blackjack bombers have carried out a 12-hour planned mission over the Barents, Greenland and Norwegian seas, the Press service of Russian Ministry of Defense announced in a public statement.