How Russian Nuclear Bomber Works? Tu 160 Tu 22 Tu 95

#nuclear #russia #plane
#nuclear #russia #plane

These are Russian nuclear bombers built during the Soviet era, specifically the Tu-95 and the Tu-22M.

A little history lesson: during the Cold War, American planes, primarily the B-52 bombers, played a crucial role with At least 12 aircraft would take turns to fly, thus remaining airborne almost 24 hours a day.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union's mainstay bomber was the Tu-95, which was designed in the 1950s has limited capabilities. This led to an arms race between the two superpowers.

In response, the US developed the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the B-1 Lancer, and the B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, which are billion-dollar aircraft.

The answer to the arms race was the Tu-160, also known as the White Swan.

The TU 95 weapon system a total of eight KH-101 can be carried under four double missile pylons in addition to six kh-55 in the

Internal rotary missile launcher the kh101 is a long-range standoff Weapon.

It is carried and launched by this bomber aircraft which is larger and
Heavier than the kh-55 but retains a similar design with a drop down Engine.

Externally it has some similarities with a US AGM 158 Air launch cruise missiles,

Though the Russian missile has significantly longer range

The KH 101 is armed with a conventional or tactical Nuclear
Warhead and has a range of 3000 km depending on the version
the missile weights 2200 to 2400 Kg and carries a 400 to 450 Kg