Tupolev Tu-142

...exercise in Russia's Far East region, leaving all eleven crew members missing and presumed dead, officials have said. The Tupolev Tu-142 plane disappeared from radar as it was coming to the end of a training mission on Friday over the...

In this article: Russia, Far East, Sukhoi Su-27, and Sakhalin

In this article: Pacific Ocean, Vesti, Tu-154, Tu-142, Ural, Tatar Strait, and Sakhalin

...a training flight late on Friday, the Defense Ministry said. It said in a statement a search was under way for the crew of the Tu-142 aircraft. But RIA news agency quoted a military source as saying there was little chance of finding...

In this article: Pacific Ocean, Vesti, Tu-154, Tu-142, Reuters, Ural, and Tatar Strait

...nuclear weapons, it was subsequently modified to perform a wide range of roles, such as the deployment of cruise missiles, maritime patrol (Tu-142), and even civilian airliner (Tu-114 ). An AWACS platform (Tu-126) was developed from the...

In this article: NATO, Tupolev Tu-95, Tu-142, Andrei Tupolev, Alaska, United States, Tu-114, and Ilyushin Il-78

The Tupolev Tu-142 (Туполев Ту-142) (NATO reporting name: Bear F / J) is a Russian maritime reconnaissance/anti-submarine warfare (ASW) turboprop aircraft. It is based on the Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bomber. Originally designed as a...

In this article: Tupolev Tu-95, Ilyushin Il-38, and NATO

...gap to intercept any NATO ships, especially aircraft carriers, heading towards the Soviet Union. Ships and submarines as well as Tupolev Tu-142 maritime surveillance aircraft were to be used to track the threatening ships. The GIUK line is...

In this article: Atlantic Ocean, Royal Navy, Red Storm Rising, Tom Clancy, NATO, Greenland, Soviet Union, Iceland, Northern Wheatear, and B-24 Liberator

...airborne light antisubmarine acoustic homing torpedo is designed to be carried by a various fixed wing and rotary wing platform including Tu-142, Il-38, Ka-28 and other aircraft. The torpedo requires at least 100 metres depth of water for the...

In this article: Apr-3e Torpedo and Tu-142

...Aviation Regiment) flying Tupolev Tu-22M, and 310 OPLAP (310th Independent Long Range Anti-Submarine Aviation Regiment) flying Tupolev Tu-142 aircraft. The 89 MRAD (89th Naval Aviation Division) was probably located here. The airbase...

In this article: Kamenny Ruchey, Tupolev Tu-22M, Google image, and MRAP

...a force of 60 Tu-95s, but has dozens in storage which can be restored to service as either a bomber or a Tu-142. Patrol flights for the Tu-142 can last 12 hours or more, especially when in-flight refuelling is used. Maximum altitude is...

In this article: Tu-142, India, Arakkonam, Boeing 737, P-8A Poseidon, and US

...Venezuela's air bases." Nesterenko did not name the type of planes that would be deployed to Venezuela. Russia has two such planes: the Tu-142, which is an anti-submarine version of the Tu-95 Bear strategic bomber, and the smaller Il-38.

In this article: Russia, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Vladimir Putin, United States, Georgia, U.S. Navy, and Moscow