jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-47 was designed to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft and deliver nuclear weapons deep within the Soviet Union’s territory. In 1943, the U.S. Army Air Forces ...

Outside of these fighter and bomber aircraft, Russia has a host of combat helicopters. Some of these are on the cutting-edge only having been introduced in the last decade or so, while others are ...

While the bomber saw use in the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, in wars against foes with anti-aircraft missiles, Tu-22 Blinders were regularly shot down. Ukraine, which inherited its military ...

has flown a new Russian Tu-160M strategic bomber aircraft. Peskov commented that Putin ("Putin"?) did not need to have a medical examination before this flight. "As I said to the commander and as ...

The aircraft was also designed to be easy to manufacture, which was important given the scale of the war, and helped give the Soviet’s vital air power on the Eastern Front. Instrumental in ...

Ukraine's air force has previously said Russia has used the Tu-22M3 aircraft to fire Kh-22 cruise missiles at Ukrainian territory. The HUR said the bomber that was downed "carried out a missile ...

There was no intercept, it added. The Russian group consisted of two Tu-95 "Bear" strategic bombers and two Su-35 "Flanker" fighter aircraft, Capt. Rebecca Garand, a spokesperson for NORAD ...

Kyiv earlier claimed it disabled 34% of Russia's strategic bomber fleet in what is seen as one of the most daring operations ...

United States and Canadian fighter jets intercepted multiple Russian and Chinese bomber aircraft in international airspace off the coast of Alaska on Wednesday, according to a statement from the ...