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Russia's 'B-52': The Tupolev Tu-95 “Bear” Might Be Old (But She Can Kill)
« on: October 27, 2017, 05:26:21 am »
Sebastien Roblin

The Russian military today maintains a diverse fleet of bombers capable of carrying heavier payloads and flying at faster speeds than the Tu-95. However, the venerable Bear remains well adapted to the job of hauling heavy cruise missiles and keeping a watchful eye over the Pacific and Atlantic—especially when being discreet is not merely unnecessary for the mission, but contrary to its purpose.

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/russias-b-52-the-tupolev-tu-95-%E2%80%9Cbear%E2%80%9D-might-be-old-she-can-22860
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Re: Russia's 'B-52': The Tupolev Tu-95 “Bear” Might Be Old (But She Can Kill)
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2017, 05:28:52 am »

www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2FD-OQa7Hw

Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16s Intercept Russian Tu-95 Bear Bomber
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"Of Arms and Man I Sing"-The Aenid written by Virgil-Virgil commenced his epic story of Aeneas and the founding of Rome with the words: Arma virumque cano--"Of arms and man I sing.Aeneas receives full treatment in Roman mythology, most extensively in Virgil's Aeneid, where he is an ancestor of Romulus and Remus. He became the first true hero of Rome
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