Tupolev TU-95 Bear

Origin:

Russia

Type:

long-range strategic bomber and cruise missile platform

Max Speed:

440 kt / 506 mph

Max Range:

12,656 km / 8,100 miles

Dimensions:

span 51.10 m / 167 ft 7.8 in length 49.50 m / 162 ft 4.8 in height 12.12 m / 39 ft 9.2 in

Weight:

empty 120,000 kg / 264,550 lb max. take-off 188,000 kg / 414,469 lb

Powerplant:

four 11186-ekW (15,000-eshp) Kuznetsov NK-12MV turboprops

Armament:

two 23-mm NR-23 cannon in a manned tail turret, plus 16 RK-55 (AS-15 'Kent') cruise missiles carried in the weapons bay (six on a rotary launcher), under the wing roots (two on each side) and between the engine pairs (three on each side)

Operators:

India (Tu-142), Russia, Ukraine