The Myasishchev M-4 Molot (Russian: Молот (Hammer), USAF /DoD reporting name "Type 37", [2][3] ASCC reporting name Bison[4]) was a four-engined strategic bomber designed by Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev and manufactured by the Soviet Union in the 1950s to provide a Long Range Aviation bomber capable of attacking targets in North America.

May 20, 2016 · The Myasishchev M-4 (NATO codename of "Bison") was developed to a Soviet Navy requirement for a jet-powered, long-range maritime reconnaissance platform with a secondary strategic bombing role -capable of reaching targets within North American territories.

V. M. Myasishchev Experimental Design Bureau (Экспери­мен­тальный Машин­ост­роительный Завод им. В. М. Мясищева) or OKB-23, founded in 1951 by MGB UdSSR Vladimir Myasishchev, was one of the chief Soviet aerospace design bureaus until its dissolution in 1960.

M-25 / Molot M-4 / Mya-4 / 3M Myasishchev 'Bison' The greatest early Soviet success in the development jet bombers was achieved by OKB-23, led by Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev. .

Myasishchev M-4 / 3M (Bison) HistoryThe Myasishchev M-4 (NATO codename of Bison) was developed to a Soviet Navy requirement for a jet-powered, long-range maritime reconnaissance platform with a secondary strategic bombing role -capable of reaching targets within North American territories.

Designated M-4 and code-named "Bison" by NATO, the new four-turbojet bomber was developed within an incredibly short time—just one year. It made use of many innovative features, including a bicycle landing gear, and was designed around the most powerful jet engine of the day.

The Myasishchev M-4 / 3M is a four-engine long-range strategic bomber and aerial tanker aircraft developed by the Soviet design bureau OKB V. M. Myasishchev (OKB-23).

The Myasishchev M-4 / 3M, known by NATO as the Bison, was a strategic bomber developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was a response to the need for a long-range bomber capable of reaching the United States.