Not to mention the Tu-95 isn't a maneuverable aircraft that can survive a dogfight with a fighter jet. However, those cruise missiles are good for taking out stationary anti-aircraft weapons systems.

The Russian “package,” which included armed Su-35 Flanker-E fighters, was intercepted on two consecutive days in international airspace west of Alaska. On Feb. 18, 2025 the North American ...

MOSCOW, November 14. /TASS/. Su-30SM fighters within Kazakhstan’s Air Defense Force will follow Russia’s Tu-95MS long-range bombers for the first time during the exercise of the Collective ...

This included two Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles from Russian Tu-95 MS fighter jets; 14 attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 types; 12 Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air missiles; two Iskander-K cruise missiles ...

"I hope our Tu-95 long-awaited heavily-upgraded plane will take to the skies in Taganrog before the end of August," the chief executive said. Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than ...