The International Business Times:
The Russian Defense Ministry will soon receive seven more Tu-95MS strategic bombers, capable of carrying long-range air launched cruise missiles, Alexander Konyukhov, the director general at the Russian aircraft developer Tupolev PJSC, said Friday.
According to Konyukhov, the ministry has already received the first of the modernized Tu-95MS strategic cruise missile carriers that have been upgraded in accordance with the state requirements and technical documentation, Russia’s Sputnik News reported.
Tupolev Tu-95MS, which was put into serial production in 1981, is a modified version of the Soviet-made Tu-95 strategic bomber that has been in service since 1957. Tu-95MS is four-engine aircraft, which can be deployed in combat missions to defeat cruise missiles and target strategic enemy locations.
