Tupolev Tu-95MS Strategic Missile Carrier Variant
The Tupolev Tu-95MS is the strategic cruise-missile-carrier branch of the Tu-95 Bear family. UAC identifies it as a modification of the Tu-95, placed into serial production in 1981 and later derived through the Tu-142M lineage for long-range strategic missile operations; the branch remains a major modernized form of the long-lived turboprop bomber design.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Tu-95MSTu-95MCBear-H
- Family Name
- Tupolev Tu-95MS
- Full Name
- Tupolev Tu-95MS Strategic Missile Carrier Variant
- Roles
- military
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
- Variant Name
- Tu-95MS
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Tupolev Tu-95MS is the strategic cruise-missile-carrier branch of the Tu-95 Bear family. UAC identifies it as a modification of the Tu-95, placed into serial production in 1981 and later derived through the Tu-142M lineage for long-range strategic missile operations; the branch remains a major modernized form of the long-lived turboprop bomber design.
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- Tu-95MS exact NK-12MP configuration
- Notes
- Applies to the Tu-95MS configuration only; other Tu-95 variants remain separate.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:40:44 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:40:44 UTC