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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.
An F-15C Eagle intercepting a Russian Tu-95MS off the west coast of Alaska on September 28, 2006. NORAD scrambled F-15s from Elmendorf Air Force Base and Canadian CF-18s from CFB Cold Lake in Central Alberta to intercept "a number of the Russian Tu-95 Bear heavy bombers participating in an annual Russian air force exercise near the coast of ...
Tu-96: prototype long-range intercontinental high-altitude strategic bomber variant of the Tu-95, 1956 Tu-97 : long-range bomber project developed from the Tu-16 Tu-98 "Backfin" (also known as Tu-24 ): prototype swept-wing jet bomber, 1956
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 ...
China’s only active bomber, the Xian H-6, is a development of the Soviet Union’s Tupolev Tu-16, known to NATO as the “Badger.” The Tu-16 first flew in 1952. The Tu-16 first flew in 1952.
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.
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The North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted a Russian aircraft that intercepted US airspace on Thursday evening, the command said in a statement.The aircraft reportedly penetrated ...