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Russia: Jet: Attack/Reconnaissance: 2019: 2024: 2 [183] [184] Tupolev PAK DA Russia: Jet: Bomber: 2024: 2027 [185] Tupolev PIAK Russia: Jet: ASW: Project only. Based on the Tu-214 airliner [186] Yakovlev VTOL fighter Russia: Jet: Carrier-based fighter: Project only. Planned VTOL fighter for possible future Russian aircraft carrier program [187]
On 12 October 2008, Tu-160s were involved in the largest Russian strategic bomber exercise since 1984. A total of 12 bombers including Tu-160 and Tu-95 aircraft conducted a series of launches of their cruise missiles. Some bombers launched a full complement of missiles; it was the first time that a Tu-160 had ever fired a full complement of ...
A Russian Air Force Su-34 A Russian Air Force Su-35S A Tu-160 during the 2018 Victory Day Parade A Beriev A-50 in flight A Tu-214R taking off from Borisoglebskoye Airfield An Il-78M of the 203rd Guards Air Refuelling Regiment An An-124-100 accompanied by a Su-27UB A Russian Air Force Ka-52 in flight A Yak-130 at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow
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.
A painting depicting the loading of Raduga Kh-15 missiles on a Tu-22M rotary launcher. The bomber depicted is an early Tu-22M2, with distinctive air intakes. In 1962, after the introduction of the Tupolev Tu-22, it became increasingly clear that the aircraft was inadequate in its role as a bomber.
Military aircraft. DB-3 - 1935 bomber; DB-4 - 1940 bomber; Il-2 - 1939 ground-attack aircraft; Il-4 - 1936 bomber; Il-10 - 1944 ground-attack aircraft; Il-14 - 1950 military transport aircraft; Il-28 - 1948 tactical bomber; Il-38 - 1971 maritime patrol and anti-submarine aircraft; Il-78 - 1983 tanker; Il-80 - 1987 airborne command and control ...
Mykola Oleshchuk, a Ukrainian General said, "Units of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed three enemy aircraft at once—two Su-34 fighter-bombers and one Su-35 fighter," on Telegram on February 17. He said Ukraine shot down another Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber on the morning of February 18.
The aircraft is expected to enter serial production in 2027. [7] Due to the ongoing modernization of Russia's current bomber fleet and massive purchases of upgraded Tu-160M2s, it is believed that the Russian Defence Ministry will initially procure only a small number of PAK DA bombers. [8]