Moscow Launched Pesky Spy Planes from Cuba During the Cold War
The calculus would need to change for Russian bombers to permanently return to the Caribbean in the present day.
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The calculus would need to change for Russian bombers to permanently return to the Caribbean in the present day.
When two of the most famous strategic missile carriers in recent history get together to “brush up” on their flight abilities, you know it’s going to be a show. And, if that happens during the night, in the vast Russian region of Saratov, that show can only be even more spectacular.
The Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced that the modernized Tu-95MSM strategic missile-carrying bomber was capable of carrying eight missiles instead of four, while the aircraft also received new flight control, navigation, and communication systems.
After sixty years, this flying goliath still serves an important role.
The Tu-95 is the only propeller-powered bomber in service anywhere in the world today, and Russia is keeping it busy.