Tupolev Tu-142 Long-Range Anti-Submarine Aircraft Variant
The Tupolev Tu-142 is the long-range anti-submarine branch derived from the Tu-95 family. Rostec and UAC identify it as a deep modernization of the Tu-95 reconnaissance lineage developed in the late 1960s, designed to detect and attack ballistic-missile submarines while retaining the family’s long-endurance turboprop airframe heritage.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Tu-142Bear-FTu-142M
- Family Name
- Tupolev Tu-142
- Full Name
- Tupolev Tu-142 Long-Range Anti-Submarine Aircraft Variant
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissance
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
- Variant Name
- Tu-142
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Tupolev Tu-142 is the long-range anti-submarine branch derived from the Tu-95 family. Rostec and UAC identify it as a deep modernization of the Tu-95 reconnaissance lineage developed in the late 1960s, designed to detect and attack ballistic-missile submarines while retaining the family’s long-endurance turboprop airframe heritage.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:42:44 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:42:44 UTC