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By Jon Lake 2nd September 2023

… maritime patrol aircraft – comprising a Tu-142MZ Bear-F (RF-34061/‘54 Red’) and a Tu-142MRM Bear-J (RF-34073/‘17 Red’) – as they transited north of the … as to support sea-launched cruise missiles. Based on the Bear-F airframe, the Bear-J has a distinctive ventral fairing …

By Alexander Mladenov 6th June 2023

… Alexander Mladenov examines the upgrade programmes for the Bear-H and Backfire-C, and looks at the impact of systematic … through a small-scale upgrade effort, carried out at Tupolev’s experimental plant in Zhukovsky near Moscow and … full package of Phase 2 improvements, was signed between Tupolev and the Russian MoD in June 2018. The first flight of …

By ANDREW THOMAS 3rd March 2024

… as well as Ilyushin Il-28 Beagle light bombers and Tupolev Tu-16 Badger medium bombers, together presenting a …

By Alexander Mladenov 16th February 2022

… antiquated-looking turboprop bomber, the Tu-95MS Bear-H still retains its significance in Russia’s nuclear … inherited some notably outdated features, introduced by Tupolev on the initial members of the Bear bomber family in … to result in a pronounced lack of flexibility for the Tupolev turboprop giant (compared to its US counterpart, the …

By Alexander Mladenov 29th April 2023

… In turn, the four-engine turboprop, subsonic Tu-95MS Bear-H , which is available in much higher numbers, is a type … military and industrial facilities. The Backfire, Bear-H and Backfire-C fleets are tasked with inflicting as …

By Angad Singh 23rd November 2023

… they replaced the aging and maintenance-intensive Tupolev Tu-142MK-E Bear-Fs of INAS 312 ‘Albatross’, which were finally retired …

By Jon Lake 19th December 2023

From a lofty original ambition of fielding 750 F-22s, regular USAF budget reductions saw a total force of fewer than 200. In a recent Key Publishing special magazine on the F-22 Raptor, Jon Lake looks at where and why they are based.

By Dino Carrara 3rd February 2022

… by the RAF: “The Russian aircraft types were two Tu-95 Bear H & two Tu-142 Bear F,” a statement read. In relation to the February 3 … we intercepted and escorted two Russian Tu-95 ‘Bear F’ aircraft.” … Russian 'Bear' cockpit video shows RAF …

By Tom Kaminski 22nd April 2023

… chosen to replace the Indian Navy's ageing Soviet-supplied Tupolev Tu-142 Bear-F and Ilyushin Il-38 May turboprop maritime patrol …

By Giovanni Colla and Daniele Faccioli 25th October 2022

… flew over Kubinka AB to celebrate the centenary of the Tupolev Design Bureau . A large static display was also set …

By Piotr Butowski 19th August 2022

… the A-90 project has been abandoned in favour of a Tupolev Tu-214PP. Beriev also converted two Il-76s into Il-82 …

By Mark O'Sullivan 24th August 2022

… the inboard section. When you’re in the cockpit, you must bear in mind that you’re in charge of a short-winged, highly …

By Doug Gordon 13th July 2022

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II equipped many United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) squadrons during 29 years of the Cold War. Doug Gordon tells their story

By Dino Carrara 18th March 2022

… gained a sizeable nuclear bomber force comprising 15 Tupolev Tu-22M Backfires, 22 Tu-22M-3 Backfire-Cs, 22 Tu-22 … plus another 16 for training. There was also 25 Tu-95MS16 Bear-Hs and 19 Tu-160 Blackjacks in its territory. The Tu-160 … have been difficult to maintain them without support from Tupolev and other Russian companies, Ukraine does have …

By Fahad Masood 13th May 2022

… are no less destructive US NNSA A RuASF-operated Tu-95MS Bear-H receives fuel during a sortie. The platform is … bombers: The Tu-95MS Bear-H was developed by the AN Tupolev Design Bureau. Serial production of the type ran from … range. The Tu-160 Blackjack was also developed by the AN Tupolev Design Bureau, with serial production beginning in …