Despite its age and shortcomings, the rugged and reliable Tu-95 “Bear” bomber is a symbol of national pride for Russia, and a recurring nuisance for NORAD. Less than a week after NATO claimed it ...

What is louder than a Cold War-bomber flying at full speed just 30 nautical miles off American shores? The political tremors when NATO and Russian aircraft fight over contested airspace. On September ...

Moscow’s Tu-95 turboprop-powered strategic bomber has Cold War origins. Designated by NATO as “Bear,” the Tupolev-designed airframe first took to the skies in the early 1950s just before entering ...

“What does this indicate when Cold War-era bombers are still garnering full-intercept response from one of the most scrutinized airspaces on the planet? On September 24, 2025, the North American ...