Here’s What You Need to Know: The Bear was born from the Soviet Union’s desire to develop its own strategic bomber force. Few aircraft are as distinctive as the massive Tupolev Tu-95 “Bear,” a ...

Key Point: The T-95 is powerful and is still used in combat today. Russia will likely continue to rely on its vaunted bomber to years to come. Few aircraft are as distinctive as the massive Tupolev Tu ...

Summary and Top Points: In early May, the U.S. Air Force intercepted two Russian Tu-95 "Bear" bombers near Alaska, highlighting the enduring relevance of this Cold War-era aircraft. -The Russian ...

The new satellite photos of some Tu-95s covered with car tires and missing their engines have prompted new theories. Few days ago, satellite imagery of Engels-2 airbase, located in Saratov Oblast, ...

Key Points - The Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear," a Soviet-era strategic bomber introduced in 1956, remains a cornerstone of Russian long-range aviation. -Unique for its four powerful Kuznetsov NK-12 turboprop ...

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Satellite imagery shows Russia is now painting the silhouettes of Tu-95MS “Bear-H” strategic bombers in parking revetments at its master bomber base, Engels Air Base, also known as Engels-2. The base ...

The deputy industry and trade minister also highlighted the production of Tu-160M strategic bombers, ensuring "practically the entire output under the defense procurement plan" SAMARA, August 17.

With Operation Spider’s Web, Ukraine inflicted the worst attack on Russian air power since World War II. The final damage is yet to be determined, but one tally is nine Tu-95s and three Tu-22M3 ...

Two nuclear-capable Tu-95 long-range bombers have violated Japanese airspace on June 20, according to the country’s defense ministry. Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) reports that two nuclear-capable ...