The Tupolev Tu-95 “Bear,” a Soviet-era strategic bomber introduced in 1956, remains a cornerstone of Russian long-range ...

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 Tu-95 ‘Bear’: Russia’s Long-Range Missile Truck Russia’s Tupolev Tu-95 “Bear” bomber may not look like much. In fact, its turbo-prop engines are an early Cold War-harkening anachronism ...

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. However ...

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 ...

Engels-2, which sits about 450 miles from unoccupied Ukraine, is a key air base from which Russia has launched devastating attacks on Ukraine using its fleet of Tu-95 and Tu-160 bomber aircraft.

The US and Canada, which together comprise NORAD, intercepted the Russian TU-95 Bear and Chinese H-6 bombers. The aircraft did not enter US or Canadian sovereign airspace, NORAD said. It also ...