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-95 entered service with the Long-Range Aviation of the Soviet Air Forces in 1956 and was first used in combat in 2015.

2012年5月14日 · The Tu-95, designated ‘Bear’ by NATO, is a 164-foot-long, four-engine turbo-prop bomber that can fly more than 8,000 miles without refueling. The Bear was designed in 1952 as a replacement for the Tu-4, the Soviet Union’s reverse-engineered copy of the American B-29 bomber of World War Two.

2024年1月15日 · 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 has undergone several modifications over the decades, allowing it to still be in service over 70 years after it underwent its first test flight.

2024年11月17日 · The Tu-95 remains a key element of Russia’s nuclear triad—a combination of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), and strategic bombers that form the backbone of Russia’s nuclear deterrence strategy.

2007年9月20日 · Tu-95 Bear intercontinental bomber development. The Tu-95s were designed and built at the Tupolev Joint Stock Company aviation plant in Moscow. First flight of the Tu-95 was in 1954 and it entered service in 1956. The Tu-95 has a maximum level speed of 650km per hour and an unrefuelled combat radius of 6,400km.

2023年10月26日 · Today, the more than 70-year-old Tupolev Tu-95 turboprop -powered strategic bomber remains in service with the Air Force of the Russian Federation. Code-named "Bear" by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Tu-95 is expected to stay in service with the Russian Air Force until at least 2040.

The Tupolev Tu-95 was developed in the Soviet Union as a strategic bomber and remains in service with Russia. It is one of the largest operational bombers, with a maximum takeoff weight of 190 metric tons (418,000 lb). The first production aircraft were delivered to the military in 1957.