China and Russia have mounted a joint bomber incursion against Japan, resulting in the scrambling of Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) fighters. On 9 December, a pair of Russian Tupolev Tu-95 ...

On a seemingly clear morning in May 2024, alarm bells rang inside NORAD’s Alaska command as a pair of Russian Tupolev Tu‑95 “Bear” strategic bombers—loaded with nuclear-capable weapons—approached the ...

The United States and Canada scrambled multiple aircraft to track Russian military planes flying near Alaska on Wednesday. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said that its aircraft ...

Russian carrier Red Wings has introduced a second restored Tupolev Tu-214 to its fleet, part of an effort to increase narrowbody capacity with domestically-sourced aircraft. Red Wings has identified ...

-Despite the uncertainty, Moscow desperately needs the new bomber for three key reasons: to maintain strategic prestige against the American B-21 and Chinese H-20, to replace its dangerously aging ...

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On June 6, 2025, Russia launched a large-scale missile strike against Ukraine, engaging Tu-160 strategic bombers to fire 36 Kh-101 cruise missiles. The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed the report.

The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense claims it hacked the Russian aerospace and defense company Tupolev, which develops Russia's supersonic strategic bombers.

For months, even as its forces were losing ground on the battlefield at home, the Ukrainian military was planning a stunning assault deep in Russian soil. On Sunday, remotely operated Ukrainian drones ...

(AP) - A surprise Ukrainian drone attack that targeted several Russian air bases hosting nuclear-capable strategic bombers was unprecedented in its scope and sophistication and for the first time ...