Despite its age and shortcomings, the rugged and reliable Tu-95 “Bear” bomber is a symbol of national pride for Russia, and a recurring nuisance for NORAD. Less than a week after NATO claimed it ...

Before dawn on a December morning in 2025, Japanese air defenses tracked an unusual formation: Russian and Chinese long-range ...

Japan scrambled fighter jets to monitor nuclear-capable Russian warplanes that flew over international waters along the edge of Japanese airspace off its coast. Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said ...

(CNN) — Two US F-22 "Raptor" fighter jets intercepted two Russian TU-95 bombers on Tuesday, according to a statement released by North American Aerospace Defense Command. The Russian bombers ...

Russian nuclear-capable bombers carried out a “scheduled” flight over the Norwegian and Barents Seas on Thursday (Dec. 25), ...

A Russian Tu-95 bomber and a Chinese J-16 spotted flying between Okinawa and Miyako Island Dec. 9, 2025. Japan’s Joint Staff Office photo Russian and Chinese bombers conducted a joint patrol Tuesday, ...

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday reiterated his concern about a joint bomber flight by China and Russia off the Shikoku region in western Japan a week earlier, describing it as ...

Russia's defence ministry said that such flights regularly take place in many regions and are in accordance with international law.