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The Tupolev Tu-95 (Russian: Туполев Ту-95; NATO reporting name: "Bear") is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 entered service with the Long-Range Aviation of the Soviet Air Forces in 1956 and was first used in combat in 2015.
The US and Canada, which together comprise NORAD, intercepted the Russian TU-95 Bear and Chinese H-6 bombers. The aircraft did not enter US or Canadian sovereign airspace, NORAD said.
The Russian Tu-95MS “Bear” strategic bombers and Chinese Xi’an H-6 bombers were spotted in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (Adiz) – but did not enter US or Canadian airspace, US ...
Earlier this week, two Russian Tupolev TU-95 (“Bear”) strategic nuclear bombers flew over the Bering and Chuki Seas near the Alaska coastline. The Russian Defense Ministry disingenuously ...
The 10th Bomber Division or 10th Air Division (10th AD, Chinese: 空军航空兵第十师 ; pinyin: Kōngjūn Hángkōngbīng dì Shí Shī, Unit 94810) of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is an air formation of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The 10th Bomber Division has been accorded the honorary titles of "Model Bomber Group" (模范轰炸机大队) and "Red Banner ...
Tu-120: proposed nuclear-powered supersonic bomber; Tu-122: supersonic bomber project based on Tu-98, 1957; Tu-124: low-altitude bomber project, 1957; Tu-125: proposed medium-range supersonic bomber, 1958; Tu-127 (I): proposed supersonic tactical bomber developed from the Tu-98, 1958; Tu-127 (II): proposed military cargo version of Tu-124
Russian Tu-95MS "Bear" strategic bombers and Chinese Xi'an H-6 strategic bombers took part in patrols over the Chukchi and Bering seas and the North Pacific, Russia's defence ministry said.
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Russian Air Force took command of the base. By 1994 it received 24 Tu-95K (Bear-G) bombers for decommissioning under the START II treaty. A number of Tu-16, Tu-22, and M-4 aircraft are mothballed here. [citation needed] As of 2009, the ww2.dk website reported that three units were active at the ...