The Tupolev Tu-95 “Bear,” a Cold War icon and the world’s only frontline turboprop bomber, is facing an existential crisis in Ukraine. -The Threat: Used as a “missile truck” to launch Kh-101 cruise ...

Even though the original Tu-95s first entered service more than 70 years ago, the aircraft was not deployed in combat until 2015. The Russian Aerospace Force’s Tupolev Tu-95 (NATO reporting name “Bear ...

Russian and Chinese strategic bombers conducted a joint patrol over the Asia-Pacific region. The mission, involving Russian ...

What does it take to attack the world’s most sophisticated air defense network? Russian Tu-95MS “Bear-H” strategic bombers, accompanied by Su-35S and Su-30SM fighter escort, finished a 15-hour, ...

Russia has redeployed dozens of long-range bombers to more remote bases within the country, Russian independent media outlet Agentstvo reported on June 11, citing OSINT analyst AviVector. The ...

It observed over 70 cruise missiles fired in July, saying it shows the "resilience" of Russia's fleet. Still, Ukrainian media previously reported that Russia is having to cram missiles on its bombers.

(Reuters) -Russia sent Tu-22M3 long-range bomber planes on a flight over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday, the defence ministry said, in the first such mission since Ukraine carried out a stunning June 1 ...

MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic missile-carrying bombers performed a scheduled flight over neutral waters of the Sea of Japan, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on ...

MOSCOW, September 25. /TASS/. Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic missile-carrying bombers performed scheduled flights over neutral waters of the Bering Sea and the Okhotsk Sea, Russia’s Defense ...

Two U.S. B-52 strategic bombers supported Japan in a show of force. The move comes in response to recent Chinese-Russian provocations near the Sea of Japan.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday it had flown two nuclear-capable TU-160 bombers to a far eastern Russian region opposite Alaska as part of a training exercise that state media said showed ...