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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.
Tu-114 Rossiya "Cleat" long-range airliner developed from the Tu-95; Tu-116 two Tu-95 bombers fitted with passenger cabins; Tu-124 "Cookpot" a short-haul jet airliner developed from the Tu-104; Tu-134 "Crusty" a rear-engine evolution of the Tu-124; Tu-144 "Charger" the world's first supersonic airliner; the second one is the more successful ...
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 ...
A Russian Air Force Su-34 A Russian Air Force Su-35S A Tu-160 during the 2018 Victory Day Parade A Beriev A-50 in flight A Tu-214R taking off from Borisoglebskoye Airfield An Il-78M of the 203rd Guards Air Refuelling Regiment An An-124-100 accompanied by a Su-27UB A Russian Air Force Ka-52 in flight A Yak-130 at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow
Tu-2 - 1941 medium bomber; Tu-4 - 1947 strategic bomber; Tu-14 - 1949 torpedo bomber; Tu-16 - 1952 strategic bomber; Tu-22 - 1959 medium bomber Tu-22M - 1969 strategic bomber; Tu-28 - 1964 interceptor; Tu-95 - 1952 strategic bomber; Tu-126 - 1962 airborne early warning and control aircraft; Tu-142 - 1968 maritime patrol and anti-submarine ...
The third bomber is Russia’s PAK-DA bomber. The bomber has been under development since at least 2000 , and would replace Moscow’s Cold War-era fleet of Tupolev Tu-22M “Backfire,” Tu-95 ...
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 ...
The Tupolev Tu-95LAL experimental aircraft (Russian: Летающая Атомная Лаборатория, romanized: Letayushchaya Atomnaya Laboratoriya, lit. 'flying atomic laboratory') which flew from 1961 to 1965 was a modified Tupolev Tu-95 Soviet bomber aircraft , analogous to the United States' earlier Convair NB-36H . [ 1 ]