Tu-95MS strategic missile carrier of the Amur long-range aviation formation takes off to perform training flight in Russia in undated footage.
The Tupolev Tu-95 is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 entered service with the Long-Range Aviation of the Soviet Air Forces in 1956 and was first used in combat in 2015.
Note: Ministry of Defense photo.
(Ministry of Defense of Russia/Newsflash)
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08 November 2022
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