"Bear" launched cruise missiles on the ground of Kamchatka
Original Russian strategic bomber TU-95MS, or "Bear", launched cruise missile at a test site in Kamchatka. Submarine accurately hit all the targets set and brilliantly performed the exercises.
Strategic missile-carrier Tu-95MS, the NATO codification described as "the Bear", "committed launch 6 new high-precision cruise missiles of air-launched with the use of multi launcher to-ground aircraft Kura test site. The crew specific tasks on the flight, learning objectives at the landfill were amazed," says the defense Ministry. Strategic missile-carrier Tu-95MS on the teachings made launches 6 fresh high-precision cruise missiles at the Kura test site in Kamchatka.
The missile launches were carried out in scales of flight and tactical exercises with the aviation squadrons of the air base Engels in the Saratov region. "The scale of the exercises involved 8 strategic bombers-raketonostsev Tu-95MS the Engels airbase. For the execution of tasks the aircraft took off from the airfield Ukrainka", - quotes ITAR-TASS of the adept of the defense Ministry.
According to the statement of a professional crew of the Tu-95MS held in the air for about 7 hours. The Tu-95MS is capable of hitting cruise missiles important stationary objects opponent day and night, in any weather and in any point of the globe," he recalled in the defense Ministry. Let's add this strategic bomber is the only worldwide submarine that has turboprop engines.
The Russian air force have 28 Tu-95MS-6 and 35 Tu-95MS-16. Strategic bombers perform scheduled flights in the area of the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific oceans, the water area of the black sea coast, along the municipal borders of the Commonwealth of free Nations.