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, the Italian General Giulio Due is rightly considered the father of bomber aviation. It was he who, during the First World War and subsequent decades, defended the concept of air war he proposed. Bombers were placed at the head of this concept. The general believed that massive bomber raids would be the main guarantee of success in any war. Although during the life of the general (Duai died in 1930) the concept of air warfare was not appreciated, in our time it is considered correct.
This is clearly shown by such military operations as Desert Storm (1991) or the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in the late 1990s. True, now the armadas of "flying fortresses" have replaced multifunctional fighters and relatively cheap ones. Is there a future for complex and expensive strategic bombers - titans cold war?
During the period of confrontation between the USA and the USSR, they were assigned a simple and understandable role: in the event of the entry of the Cold War into a hot phase, they had to turn the territory of the enemy into "radioactive ashes." Winged cars were part of the so-called nuclear triad, which included ground, sea and air-based nuclear warheads.
Bomber of the future, an unmanned hypersonic aerial vehicle, made its second test flight, during which it was lost in the upper atmosphere after separation from the Minotaur rocket
A strategic bomber is intercontinental by default, and its range must exceed 5,000 km. The basis of the arsenal of these machines used to be free-fall bombs and cruise missiles with nuclear warheads (warheads). The end of the Cold War was marked by a turning point in military strategy, in which big number carriers nuclear weapons turned out to be unnecessary. If earlier hundreds of bombers were in service with the US Air Force, now their number is in the tens of units.
Now the Americans have at their disposal
- 65 "strategists" B-52H
- about 60 B-1B Lancers
- 19 stealth B-2s.
The Russian Air Force has
- 16 Tu-160 bombers
- 30 obsolete Tu-95MS/MSM turboprops.
- The long-range Tu-22MZ continue to serve.
The Europeans abandoned strategic bombers altogether.
Now, when the entire civilized world is trying to reduce its nuclear arsenals, strategic bombers have hastily retrained to solve tactical tasks. For example, B-1 B can carry up to 24 newest cruise missiles AGM-158 JASSM, making it the most powerful tactical combat aircraft in the world.
Strategic bomber B-1B
The B-52N and B-2A also boast a wide arsenal of guided weapons, which, combined with advanced targeting systems (such as the Sniper ATP), makes them a formidable weapon in any local conflict.
The B-52N strategic bomber has been in service with the US Air Force for almost 60 years!
New bombers of the 21st century photo , no matter what they say, but the American military knows how to count money: in one sortie, the same B-1B can destroy a tank division or wipe out a large militant camp from the face of the earth. It should be noted here that the United States has a large arsenal of relatively inexpensive guided munitions such as JDAM complexes.
Loading cruise missiles AGM-158, B-1B can carry up to 24 of these things
In view of the foregoing, it becomes clear that the bombers have a future. Although, of course, in most cases it is cheaper to use or .
Domestic strategic bomber Tu-160 photo
There is an opinion that the domestic Tu-160 variable-sweep wing strategic bomber is a copy of the American B-1. This is not entirely true, since these aircraft have significant differences. On the other hand, when creating the Tu-160, Soviet engineers used the experience of overseas colleagues and followed the path already laid by the Americans (we are talking, in particular, about using a variable sweep wing).
New bombers of the 21st century photo
, information was leaked in the media more than once on the possible modernization of the Russian strategic bombers Tu-95MS and Tu-160
. It was supposed to expand the tactical capabilities of the machines by including non-nuclear weapons in their arsenal ( today they have the possibility of bombing, only with free-fall bombs). It was, in particular, about the Kh-555 and Kh-101 cruise missiles. The launch range of the latter can reach 5500 km. The X-101 missile was supposed to be adopted by the Russian Air Force in 2013 but there is no reliable information about this even today.
A very original look at the bomber of the future was presented by military experts from the United States. They proposed upgrading B-1 B to B-1 R, where "R" stands for "regional". The project aims to maximize the potential capabilities of winged vehicles, making the B-1 R the most versatile bomber in the world.
B-1R strategic bomber, r stands for "regional"
In addition to the usual high-precision guided bombs and missiles, he will be able to take dozens on board. It can be either promising missiles. The plane is a kind of "air cruiser", capable of single-handedly destroying an enemy squadron. The heavy and clumsy B-1 R will be covered by escort fighters. A variant is possible in which the task of collecting and processing information will lie with the inconspicuous. They will transmit real-time information about the enemy to the B-1 R, and he, in turn, will distribute targets and point missiles at them.
It is too early to talk about the possibility of implementing the project, and the timing of the creation of the B-1 R has not been determined. Presumably, the aircraft will be equipped with improved avionics and Pratt & Whitney F119 engines (. The bomber will be able to reach a maximum speed of 2.2 M (Mach number), but its flight range compared to the B-1 B will be 20% less.
And although the concept is curious, the chances of its implementation are slim. The current US administration is trying to reduce military spending by any means. Earlier, the Americans had already abandoned the Lockheed Martin FB-22 tactical bomber, created on the basis of. The military priorities of the US leadership are obvious: these are the F-35 fighter and a number of . Other ambitious projects will be funded optionally.
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress - service life in the US Air Force for about 60 years, are the main long-range bomber aircraft of the US and will remain in service until 2040
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a real long-liver. These legendary machines have been in service with the US Air Force for almost 60 years! B-52 bombers were produced from 1952 to 1962, during this period 744 aircraft were produced. Over the years of service, they have been repeatedly modernized and even now they are modern combat complexes. Moreover, the B-52s are the main US long-range bomber aircraft and will remain in service until 2040.
New bombers of the 21st century photo
, over the past two decades, nothing has affected military aviation more than stealth technology. To talk about its "inefficiency" and "high cost" is just as unreasonable as to prove the superiority of propeller-driven aircraft over jet ones. Obviously, given the level of development, only stealth aircraft will be able to survive the war of the future.
The most advanced and technologically advanced strategic bomber is the American subsonic Northrop B-2 Spirit. It has proven its effectiveness in Yugoslavia, Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Strategic bomber B2, B-52 is the prototype of the "strategist" of the future, no matter how we laugh at his "invisibility"
A special feature of the B-2 was its price: excluding research work, the cost of the aircraft exceeded $ 1 billion per "piece". But this does not mean that the plane is bad. It was simply created on the basis of the philosophy of the Cold War, when characteristics were put in the first place, and not the price of a combat vehicle. Already in the 1990s, the high cost of the B-2 led to the fact that out of the planned 132 aircraft of this type, only 20 were purchased (!).
In general, the role of the B-2 is difficult to overestimate - the aircraft became the prototype of the bomber of the future, which will replace both the aging B-1 B and B-52, and the B-2 Spirit itself. As you know, the latter was created according to the "flying wing" aerodynamic scheme - it is according to this scheme that the new generation bomber will be built. Not only the United States, but also Russia went along the path of creating a subsonic stealth bomber. This proves that the B-2 concept is the most correct under the current conditions.
In the 1990s, the Americans planned to replace the fleet of "strategists" with a single supersonic 2037 Bomber. But the aging of the fleet has prompted the US leadership to launch a program of "intermediate bomber", which will be able to take to the skies as early as 2018. The Next-Generation Bomber (name of the program) was seen as a cheaper analogue of the B-2 Spirit. i.
NGB Boeing/Lockheed Martin project
According to the requirements, the cost of NGB should not exceed $550 million per aircraft. The payload of the NGB is about 12 tons, and its combat radius is 3800 km. For comparison, the B-2 can take on board up to 22 tons of payload, and the combat radius of the Spirit is 5300 km. But taking into account more than half the cost, NGB seems to be more appropriate. If we talk about the estimated operating costs, then the new bomber will be much more economical than its older brother. Another important point: NGB is seen by its creators in both manned and unmanned versions. This distinguishes the new aircraft from the B-2.
In 2012, the program underwent a number of minor changes and was renamed LRS-B (Long Range Strike Bomber). In 2014, it was planned to allocate $ 379 million for the project - specialists from Northrop Grumman, Boeing and Lockheed Martin were involved in the development. A feature of the aircraft will be that it will be created according to a modular concept.
Project LRS-B from Northrop Grumman
This means that, depending on the situation, the LRS-B will be able to take on board reconnaissance equipment, electronic warfare equipment and, of course, various air-to-surface weapons. One of the main aspects of interest to specialists is the level of stealth of the LRS-B. However, to answer this question (as well as a number of other important issues) it will be possible not earlier than the adoption of the aircraft into service. They want to “put it on the wing” in 2025, and in total the US Air Force will have at its disposal from 80 to 100 machines of this type.
Can't get past latest project the Skunk Works division of Lockheed Martin Corporation - the SR-72 hypersonic aircraft. Its name is a direct reference to the famous SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft. Main purpose new car, as you know, will be intelligence. However, as far as can be judged, the option of creating a strike modification of the SR-72 is also being considered. The main feature of the aircraft is that it will be able to reach a speed of 6 M. jet engines.
Scout Lockheed Martin SR-72
The SR-72 aircraft will become unmanned and will be able to strike at enemy territory much faster than other bombers in service with the US Air Force. True, it is not easy to talk about the prospects for the brainchild of Lockheed Martin. Satellites have long been doing well with its main task (reconnaissance). And the Americans also plan to build many cheaper reconnaissance UAVs. In other words, it is not a fact that there is a niche for the SR-72.
New bombers of the 21st century photo , Russia is seriously thinking about replacing the park. As we have already said, the strategic aviation of the Russian Air Force is represented by such machines as the Tu-160 and Tu-95MS. AT different time there were rumors about the modernization of these aircraft, but most of them remained on paper. Now bombers are carriers of Kh-55 cruise missiles with nuclear warheads. At the same time, the possibilities for the use of non-nuclear weapons remain minimal and are mainly represented by free-falling bombs. The tactical capabilities of these machines are also sharply limited by the lack of modern aiming means.
Strategic bomber Tu-95MS
All this, together with the aging of the fleet, forced the country's leadership to start working on the project PAK YES (Prospective long-range aviation complex). The creation of the aircraft is now busy design department OAO Tupolev. Earlier, Dmitry Rogozin, chairman of the Military-Industrial Commission under the Government of the Russian Federation, spoke about plans to design "an unparalleled hypersonic bomber." This statement finally lost its relevance when the Air Force command chose the "flying wing" scheme ( the fact is that an aircraft built according to this aerodynamic scheme is subsonic by definition). So Russia took the path of creating a cheaper analogue of the B-2. The aircraft will be comparable in performance to the LRS-B, but domestic car will appear a little later.
In 2012, the commander of the Long-Range Aviation, Lieutenant General Anatoly Zhikharev, announced that the PAK DA would enter the Air Force in 2020. This forecast looks unlikely - a more realistic date for the arrival of the machine in the part is seen in the middle or even the end of the 2020s.
Experts believe that the takeoff weight of the machine can exceed 120 tons, and the flight range will reach 10 thousand km, maximum speed will be about 950 km / h. It is known that the engine combat aircraft will be created on the basis of the Tu-160 power plant. The United Engine Corporation explained that "this will be a new engine based on the unified gas generator NK-32 of the second stage." It will be created by the efforts of OAO Kuznetsov. It is clear that there is no photo yet, well, or not yet available to us.
New bombers of the 21st century photo , you can easily imagine what a strategic bomber will look like in ten or fifteen years. It is much more difficult to imagine a war machine of the distant future. And here we can distinguish two aspects: improving flight performance and focusing on drones. If the first aircraft built using stealth technology did not shine with their characteristics, then the bomber of the future will not only be inconspicuous, but also hypersonic. If the pictures seem futuristic to some, take a look at the top of the B-2 Spirit, launched in the series more than a quarter of a century ago, and has already been discontinued.
The concept of an aircraft built according to the "flying wing" scheme
Hypersonic is considered a speed exceeding 5 M. To achieve such speeds, a special hypersonic ramjet engine (scramjet) is needed. It is a variant of the ramjet engine, featuring supersonic flow in the combustion chamber. The point is that when we are talking about a high flight speed, it is necessary to avoid braking the incoming air and burn fuel in a supersonic air stream.
Falcon HTV-2 hypersonic aircraft
Another part of the Rapid global impact"- a hypersonic aircraft Advanced Hypersonic Weapon. Development is carried out under the auspices of the US Army.
X-51A hypersonic flight. Powered by Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne SJY61 scramjet engine, accelerates to Mach 6
The AHW high-precision warhead has a biconical shape and four aerodynamic surfaces. To hit a target at a distance of 6 thousand km, he will need no more than 35 minutes. There is an opinion, look here =>>, flying at hypersonic speed.
From the first steps of mankind in the conquest of the sky, the world has constantly observed evolution military aviation. Fighters have always come to the rescue in military and local conflicts, performing the most complex operations. To date, this type of aircraft has reached inexpressibly in its development high point progress. In our time, no one is surprised by the possibility of a person to stay in air element, but the high manufacturability, the colossal combat equipment of combat fighters and the mass of opportunities that open up before them really amaze the mind and excite the imagination. The wealth of power and variety of these war machines encourages the creation rating of the best fighters in the world.
10. Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
Unlocks the top 10 best Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters. It is in service with the US Army and is a carrier-based fighter-bomber and attack aircraft. Combat vehicles of this type are very popular for deployment on aircraft carriers. This fighter is equipped with a 6-barreled cannon capable of firing at a rate of 6,000 rounds per minute. Nine external mounts allow you to equip the aircraft with a wide range of different weapons, including: missiles - simple and laser-guided, many types of bombs, as well as weapons that allow you to fly effective fight against enemy ships, and a system that prevents aircraft from being tracked on radar.
9 Saab JAS 39 Gripen
The Saab JAS 39 Gripen combat fighter, which ranks 9th in our rating, has been in service with the Swedish army for thirty years now. His first demonstration flight took place in the 88th year of the last century. To date, this fighting machine equipped with some of the best technology in the world. The fourth generation fighter was created specifically for the effective conduct of hostilities in the conditions of the Scandinavian terrain - the limited plains and the severity of the weather. The Saab JAS 39 Gripen is armed with a 30mm cannon, different types bombs (depending on the need), several types of missiles (guided and unguided).
8. MIG-35
The genius of the Russian military air armament is the MIG-35 fighter. This aircraft is planned to be put into service only this (2018) year, but it has already established itself as one of the best fighters, although it has not yet shown itself in the combat field. The MIG-35 has surpassed its predecessor in many ways. For example, this fighter consumes less fuel, the oxygen station produces more oxygen, and the duration of the autopilot during aiming has been extended so that the pilot has more opportunity to conduct accurate fire at the enemy. Among other things, Russian engineers managed to reduce the cost of producing a fighter, for comparison, the French side spends 2-3 times more on the creation of aircraft of this type.
7F-16 Fighting Falcon
The seventh line in the ranking of fighters is the American F-16 Fighting Falcon. At one time, this combat vehicle was the leader among the most popular in the world - the low cost of its production and high quality characteristics allowed US military factories to produce these vehicles in large quantities for export to other countries. There are currently over 4,700 F-16 Fighting Falcons worldwide. These combat vehicles managed to prove themselves in more than a hundred combat operations around the world.
6 Eurofighter Typhoon
The Eurofighter Typhoon combat fighter is the brainchild of four EU countries at once, which has proven its effectiveness in real armed conflicts. One of the main advantages of this aircraft is the ability to interfere with enemy radars, which allows you to adjust the flight of guided missiles. This, first of all, influenced the fact that the Eurofighter Typhoon became very "survivable" - getting into a fighter with such a system is quite difficult. Typhoon also surpasses its counterparts in firing range (as much as 100 km). Today, there are about five hundred such fighters in the world, and each combat vehicle is made using a unique technology.
5. Dassault Rafale
The pride of the French armed forces, the Dassault Rafale, was also on the list of the most powerful fighters. The creators claim that the only factor that prevents the incredible rise of this combat vehicle is its high cost. Dassault Rafale has been in service with the French army for 50 years, it has shown itself well in armed conflicts several times. However, today this fighter is used only for training and demonstration flights. Also, its name often appeared in air crashes, but the French side each time claimed that the human factor was the reason for this.
4Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Another development of the US Air Force was the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, designed to replace obsolete aircraft of this generation. The fighter entered service as navy USA, and ground forces- it is actively used on fleet aircraft carriers due to the short takeoff run distance and braking distance - during landing. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is also capable of vertical takeoff. After the development and release of the fighter in mass production it was exported to other countries of the world, the first of which was Great Britain. The aircraft is equipped with advanced electronics and powerful weapons.
3. Su-35S
On the third line of the rating is one of the best Russian fighters. The Su-35S made its first sortie in 2008. According to its quality characteristics, the fighter can be attributed to the 5th generation. US analysts dubbed the Su-35S the most dangerous and deadly model ever created in the USSR and Russia. To date, part of the characteristics and combat capabilities of the fighter is kept by the armed forces in the strictest confidence, therefore it is not yet possible to fully assess its combat potential.
2. Su-57
A completely new achievement of the domestic military industry - the Su-57. The fifth generation fighter is recognized by domestic designers as the best fighter Russian aviation. Today, this combat vehicle is on the same level as the American Raptor. Main Feature Su-57 is the ability to fight with several opponents at once, which can be both in the air and on the ground. Currently, the designers are working on an improved camouflage fighter. The aircraft is equipped with the world's most advanced electronics and incredibly deadly weapons.
1 Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
On the first line of the rating "the best fighters in the world" is the American Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. In fact, he shares the palm with the Russian Su-57. The Raptor is a 5th generation fighter, presented to the public in the second half of the 90th year. It is capable of performing many purposes and combat missions. On the this moment The Raptor is recognized as an advanced development of American designers in this area. Among the advantages of a combat vehicle is complete invisibility to enemy radars. The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is described as a fighter with high maneuverability, low fuel consumption and relatively low weight. Only two cases of the loss of these fighters in combat operations have been registered.
Until the advent of the era of jet aviation, and this is almost half a century of combat aviation, the aircraft directly depended on the span of its wings. The “shoulder width” of the airplane also had another significant plus - with the advent of outboard weapons, the ability of equipment to carry a deadly load was radically revised. The best bombers in the world went down in history as giants whose huge wings blocked the sun from the enemy, terrifying before the bombs began to fall.
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In 1941, the US military decided that if Britain, this "natural aircraft carrier", was occupied, they would need a giant bomber capable of reaching the Nazis beyond the Atlantic. Later, thanks to 70 m wings and a flight ceiling of 15 km, the Peacemaker at the very least threatened the USSR, carrying in its womb nuclear charges. Interesting fact– The Convair B-36 served as the prototype for the atomolet, a nuclear-powered aircraft power plant but the experiment failed.
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The owner of two rather controversial records at once - the heaviest aircraft of the Second World War and the largest aircraft destroyed during it. Blohm & Voss BV 238 was a giant experimental flying boat with a wingspan of 60 m, capable of carrying bombs and torpedoes or delivering saboteurs to their destination immediately from light machinery. He fell in an unequal battle against 6 British fighters.
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During the Cold War, Boeing engineers were given a practical task - to create a bomber that could deliver 2 thermonuclear bombs anywhere in the USSR. They went further and were touched not only for the entire 20th century, various modifications of the B-52 are planned to remain in service until 2040. The wingspan of the "superfortress" reaches 56 m and it can carry 31.5 tons of bomb load.
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"Product 70", aka "Blackjack", aka "White Swan" is the aircraft with the longest list of well-deserved titles in the history of bomber aviation. The wing of this jet giant is built on the principle of variable sweep, its length varies from 55 to 50 m. Tu-160 aircraft became the primary target of the Western military and barely survived the collapse of the socialist empire in which they were created. There are only 16 such machines left in the world, but there are plans to bring their number to at least 50.
Stealth bomber, the first production aircraft in this category and probably the last. The reason is prosaic - the price tag of $1.157 billion makes it the most expensive flying vehicle in history. This is dozens of times more expensive than the average flight into space with a payload, while the 52nd "flying wing" has rather contradictory flight characteristics. Each of the 21 B-2 Spirit aircraft has its own names dedicated to individual US states.
6 M-4
The aircraft was created as a competitor to two at once, which later became legendary bombers, the Soviet Tu-95 and the American B-52. Thanks to the turbojet engines pressed against the fuselage, its wings were "aerodynamically clean" and spread over 50 m. The model turned out to be very unlucky, constantly attracted trouble during tests and collected a sad harvest of human casualties. Ultimately, the requirements were lowered and the M4 was converted into a tanker.
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AT popular culture this aircraft is often confused with its predecessor, the B-17, the dominant bomber of World War II. Their winged hordes wiped out German cities and caused a man-made fire tornado in Dresden. The achievements of the Boeing B-29 are much more modest - they dropped the "Kid" on Hiroshima and the "Fat Man" on Nagasaki, having carried out the first atomic bombing in history. A strategic bomber with a wingspan of 43 m was ideal for this purpose.
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The brainchild of the concept of a high-speed breakthrough of enemy air defense at ultra-low altitudes, with enveloping the terrain - complete opposite classical bombardment from above. The B-1 has a variable sweep wing span of 41 m, which allows it to dive at twice the speed of sound. And 34 tons of various bombs and missiles turn it into a symbol of the American military machine - these aircraft have participated in all major wars since the end of the last century.
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Flying boat Imperial Navy Japan, concurrently - a naval strategic bomber with a wingspan of 38 m. The H8K was well adapted for aquatic environment and carried an impressive 2 tons of bombs for those times, but when the time came to bomb Pearl Harbor, both sent planes missed the mark due to fog. After this, the giant was mainly driven into long-range reconnaissance, fortunately, the fuel supply allowed, and the entire ocean served as an airfield.
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A strategic supersonic bomber capable of hunting aircraft carriers, destroying an entire tank column with one blow, escaping fighters or pouring 24 tons of deadly gifts onto a careless enemy from ringing heights. In reality, it was almost impossible to fight the Tu-22M, but it became a kind of testing ground - the first domestic on-board computers were tested on these aircraft. One of the few heavyweights in the world with a variable geometry wing that spanned 34m.
We present to our readers the 5 best bombers in the world
#1 - Northrop B-2 Spirit American heavy bomber Primarily designed to break through dense air defenses and deliver nuclear weapons to their destination. Stealth technologies are used for camouflage. The skin of the aircraft is covered with radio-absorbing materials. B-2 Spirit is the most expensive aircraft in the world. In 1998, the cost of one B-2, excluding R&D, was $1.157 billion. The cost of the entire B-2 program for 1997 was estimated at nearly $45 billion; thus, taking into account R & D, the cost of one machine at that time reached $ 2.1 billion. The high price has become main reason reducing its purchases by the US Air Force. In connection with the collapse of the USSR, out of the originally planned 132 bombers, only 20 units were purchased during the entire production period.
No. 2 - Tu-160- a supersonic strategic bomber-missile carrier with a variable geometry wing, developed at the Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1970-1980s.
The largest and most powerful bomber in the history of military aviation. Supersonic aircraft with variable wing geometry, as well as the heaviest aircraft in the world, having the highest maximum takeoff weight. Among military experts, he received the name "White Swan". Surprisingly, with its huge parameters, it is also the fastest
#3 - Rockwell B-1 Lancer- American supersonic strategic bomber with variable sweep wing.
The development of this project began in the distant 70s and was completed only in the mid-80s. The design of the aircraft was carried out by the well-known company Rockwell International. In 1985, the aircraft entered armed forces USA where it was supposed to replace the already obsolete B-52 as a carrier of nuclear weapons. However, in the early 90s, the conversion of B-1 aircraft to equip them with conventional weapons began. The final version of the bomber (B-1B) implemented the concept of a low-altitude air defense breakthrough by flying at ultra-low altitudes with terrain avoidance.
#4 - Boeing B-52 Stratofortress- American multifunctional heavy ultra-long-range intercontinental strategic bomber-missile carrier of the second generation of the Boeing company, which has been in service with the US Air Force since 1955. This bomber replaced the famous B-36 and B-47. The main task of this bomber is to deliver high-yield twin thermonuclear bombs to any point the globe, at one time primarily to the USSR. The B-52, along with the Tu-95, is the absolute record holder in terms of range among combat aircraft. It is also one of the few military aircraft in continuous service for more than half a century. Despite the fact that the B-52 was developed in the 50s under the requirements of the Cold War, it still remains the main long-range bomber aircraft of the US Air Force and will remain so until at least 2040.
No. 5 - Tu-95- Soviet / Russian turboprop strategic bomber-missile carrier, one of the fastest propeller-driven aircraft, which has become one of the symbols of the Cold War between the USA and the USSR. The world's last adopted and mass-produced turboprop bomber. Had many modifications, in accordance with current tasks. Along with the American B-52 strategic bomber, the Tu-95 is one of the few military aircraft that have been in continuous service for more than half a century.
