The loss of any Tu-95s will be felt by Russia’s air force considering its already small fleet. A nalysts continue to pour ...

that when the NATO personnel in charge of coming up with official reporting names for Soviet aircraft had to pick a moniker for the Tupolev Tu-95 heavy bomber, they went with “Bear.” ...

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 ...

which involved employing old car tires on the wings and fuselage of its Cold War-era Tupolev Tu-95 (NATO reporting name "Bear") strategic bombers. Images of one of the aircraft covered with tires ...

Languages: English. Two Russian Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear" bomber planes capable of carrying heavy payloads over long distances were intercepted as they flew near Alaska on Monday, according to a joint ...

Satellite images show that Tu-95 Bear bombers at Engels-2 Air Base have their wings covered with car tires. Something interesting is emerging from the analysis of satellite imagery of Engels-2 ...

The final damage is yet to be determined, but one tally is nine Tu-95s and three Tu-22M3 bombers gone ... about drone threats from China. The Tu-95 "Bear" is that ugly, four-engine plane with ...

Isabel van Brugen is a Newsweek Reporter based in Kuala Lumpur. Her focus is reporting on the Russia-Ukraine war. Isabel joined Newsweek in 2021 and had previously worked with news outlets ...

Russian warplanes were damaged but not destroyed in a June 1 attack by Ukraine, and they will be restored, Russia's deputy ...