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Jane's Fighting Ships has noted in one of its 1999-2000 editions that some ships have little capability, but remain flying an ensign so that crews are entitled to be paid. [ 1 ] Jane's Fighting Ships online edition, dated 8 March 2010, added "There are large numbers of most classes 'in reserve', and flying an ensign so that skeleton crews may ...
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.
Bombers Tupolev Tu-22M Soviet Union: Jet: Bomber: 1973: 57: 57 [2] As of 20 February 2025 at least 3 have been lost and 1 damaged in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Tupolev Tu-95 Soviet Union: Turboprop: Bomber: 1956: 47: 47 [2] As of 20 February 2025 at least 1 has been damaged as a result of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Tupolev Tu-160 ...
A H-6K long-range bomber of the Chinese air force, upper left, is seen escorted by a Su-30 fighter of the Russian air force during a joint Russia-China air patrol (Russian Defense Ministry Press ...
26 ships laid down, 15 cancelled, 1 completed, rest completed as Project 30K. [20] 30A 1940 0 Ognevoy-class using American Westinghouse high-pressure boilers, imported boilers were lost during the early weeks of the German invasion. [20] 30K 1947 2860 10 K stands for Korektirovannyy (Russian: Коректированный, Corrected). [20] [21 ...
On that day, two U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets were sent to intercept two Russian Tu-95 bombers and the two Su-35 fighter jets that were escorting them. — North American Aerospace Defense ...
Typhoon fighters were scrambled to intercept two Russian long-range maritime patrol bombers that were travelling north of the Shetland Islands in Scotland in the early hours of Monday.
On 12 October 2008, Tu-160s were involved in the largest Russian strategic bomber exercise since 1984. A total of 12 bombers including Tu-160 and Tu-95 aircraft conducted a series of launches of their cruise missiles. Some bombers launched a full complement of missiles; it was the first time that a Tu-160 had ever fired a full complement of ...