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 …

The Tsar Bomba (Russian: Царь-бомба, romanized: Tsar'-bomba, IPA: [t͡sarʲ ˈbombə], lit. ' Tsar bomb '; code name: Ivan [5] or Vanya), also known by the alphanumerical designation …

Aug 16, 2017 · On the morning of 30 October 1961, a Soviet Tu-95 bomber took off from Olenya airfield in the Kola Peninsula in the far north of Russia. The Tu-95 was a specially modified …

Jan 15, 2024 · The testing of Tsar Bomba, the most powerful thermonuclear bomb ever detonated, was the last time the Tu-95 saw military action until the Falklands War in the …

Jul 17, 2024 · Tsar Bomba: its shock wave hits the Tu-95V With a crew of nine, the aircraft flew with the bomb from Olenya to test site No. 6 on Novaya Zemlya. The bomb was dropped on …

May 14, 2012 · The Tu-95, designated ‘Bear’ by NATO, is a 164-foot-long, four-engine turbo-prop bomber that can fly more than 8,000 miles without refueling. The Bear was designed in 1952 …

Oct 30, 2024 · The Tu-95 carried a single RDS-220, a three-stage radiation-implosion thermonuclear bomb. It was 8 meters (26.25 feet) long, with a diameter of 2.1 meters (6.89 …

Designed by the renowned Soviet aerospace engineer Andrei Tupolev and his team, the Tu-95 was developed as a long-range strategic bomber capable of delivering a nuclear payload to …

Oct 30, 2020 · Tsar Bomba Was the Largest Hydrogen Bomb Detonated in History, and It Helped End the Cold War. The titanic 27-ton mega-nuke’s explosion was so massive scientists still …

Sep 23, 2024 · -First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 was designed to counter U.S. strategic bombers and has since become a mainstay of Russia’s aerial fleet. Notably, a Tu-95 variant was used …