Advanced cruise missiles and gravity bombs allow for missions that are variegated and equally lethal to Russia’s enemies.

More uncommon, however, is the intercept of visibly armed Russian bombers. In this case, each Tu-22M3 ‘Backfire’ appears to be armed with a single Kh-22 or Kh-23 missile (referred to by NATO ...

The Tu-95 Bear was introduced in 1956, and it would go on to influence the Tu-142 Bear. It was introduced in 1956 and is one of the longest serving aircraft in the Russian military with 47 ...