Russian Navy pilots reported the problem while flying a heavy Tu-142 heavy, long-range maritime patrol plane. During a routine flight, a Tu-142 (NATO reporting name: Bear F/J) of the Northern Fleet suffered an engine issue that prompted the pilots to make an emergency landing, according to a local media report published Sunday. The decision to […]

Russian forces have this week conducted a series of military exercises involved Tu-160 and Tu-22M3 bombers. The Russian Defense Ministry said on September 17 that Two Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers conducted a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Black Sea. “Two Russian Tu-22M3 long-range aviation strategic bombers conducted a scheduled flight in the […]

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