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Why They Call Russia’s Tu-95 Bomber the Bear
Why Russia’s Tu-95 Bear Is Still a Threat After 70 Years Russia has its own version of the B-52 that keeps on ticking. The Tu-95 has turboprops instead of jet engines, which is even more antiquated ...
The recent Ukrainian strike on the Engels-2 airbase in Russia shows the value that Kyiv places on taking the Tu-95 out of action—and how their continued operation threatens Ukraine.
KUBINKA /Moscow Region/, August 23. /TASS/. A new modification of the NK-12 engine for Russian strategic Tupolev Tu-95MS bombers will help increase their range and load and almost halve the level ...
State joint trials of the engine and the Tu-95MSM bomber are ongoing, according to the chief designer SAMARA, December 23. /TASS/. The service life of the modernized NK-12MPM engine for the ...