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The Tupolev Tu-95 remains active due to its ability to carry a heavy payload over long distances. Adaptations of the Tu-95 include cruise missile deployment and maritime patrols, making it versatile.
The Tupolev Tu-114 is one of the most iconic aircraft in Soviet aviation history, holding the title of the largest turboprop ...
The Tupolev Tu-95, dubbed the "Bear" by NATO, has soared through the skies since 1956. Starting production in 1952, roughly 500 bombers were created until production stopped in 1993.
Russia's venerable Tupolev Tu-95 bomber is a gigantic, lumbering and slow behemoth that flies with turbine-driven propellers. It has an engine technology that the U.S. Air Force wouldn't be caught ...
A Russian Tupolev Tu-95 (NATO reporting name: Bear) jet bomber, followed by fighters, fly over Red Square during the Victory Day Parade main rehearsals, May 7, 2022 in Moscow, Russia.
Russia's Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic bombers are capable of carrying out nuclear and conventional long-range strikes. Russian Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers fly above the Kremlin in Moscow on May ...
Unlike the Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-95 in Russia's inventory, all three U.S. bombers are jet-powered, with the B-52 topping out at a still quick 650 miles per hour, while the B-2's exact speed is ...
Powered by the same Kuznetsov NK-12MV turboprop engines that pushed the Tu-95 bomber, Tu-114s and 116s opted for a cruising speed of 900 km/h (560 mph). Even in 2023, that's competitive with the ...
A Ukrainian security source told BI that Kyiv struck at least 40 Russian aircraft on Sunday, including Tu-95 and Tu-22M bombers.
Seven strategic bombers appear to be completely destroyed, very likely four Tupolev Tu-22M and three Tupolev Tu-95 bombers. They were also visible in the drone footage.