Fast new bombers were also appearing on the Soviet side. The Tupolev Tu-16 Badger was seen in 1953, and the Tu-95 Bear, a swept-wing turboprop giant, a year later. No mere knockoffs of Western ...

The F-14's long-range intercept capabilities and its effectiveness against maritime strike bombers like the Soviet Tu-16 and Tu-22M made it ideal for defending aircraft carriers from over-the ...

TASS/. China’s People’s Liberation Army employed H-6 strategic bombers (a copy of Soviet Tu-16 aircraft) in its large-scale drills around Taiwan, as follows from a video released by China’s ...