The Tupolev Tu-95 (Russian: Туполев Ту-95; NATO reporting name: "Bear") is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, the Tu …

Oct 30, 2024 · Major Durnovtsev’s mission was to carry out the Soviet Union’s 130th nuclear weapons test. The Tu-95 carried a single RDS-220, a three-stage radiation-implosion …

Jan 15, 2024 · Know by NATO as the “Bear,” the Tupolev Tu-95 is a turboprop-powered strategic bomber operated by the Russian Aerospace Forces. Dating back to the Cold War, the aircraft …

Jul 17, 2024 · Did you know the Tu-95V that released the Tsar Bomba it dropped 621 ft when it was hit by the shock wave of the bomb? The Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bomber (NATO reporting …

Oct 30, 2022 · At the time, the TU-95 was USSR's most potent long-range nuclear bomber. It's the only turboprop strategic bomber still in active service worldwide. In an ironic twist of …

Apr 10, 2024 · Bear A (Tu-95/Tu-95M, Tu-95V, Tu-95N) The Bear A is a long-range strategic bomber and is capable of bombing from high altitudes. The Tu-95 and Tu-95M were …

The Tupolev Tu-95 (Russian: Туполев Ту–95; NATO reporting name: Bear) is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, the Tu …

BEAR - TU-95V -- The Tu-95V, built in 1956, was intended to carry large hydrogen bombs. Because hydrogen bombs were not operational until the end of the 1950s, this aircraft was …

Oct 3, 2023 · Tu-95V - Special nuclear payload delivery variant; shielded underside; windscreen visors; climate-controlled bomb bay.

Dec 10, 2013 · Tu-95 is the fastest propeller aircraft on Earth and the world's only production turboprop bomber. Source: Itar-Tass. The four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber,...