Impressive video about the most fearful Russian Air Force bombers

October 29, 2012 Military Aviation

David Cenciotti

The following video shows some of the most lethal planes of the “Resurgent” Russian Air Force at work.

The footage, most probably aired by a Russian TV, was filmed at the strategic airbase of Engels, in the Volga Ural Military District, home of a huge Moscow’s strategic bomber force, including Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22 aircraft.

More than 40 bombers are believed to be based there.

Air-to-air footage of these “exotic” bombers makes the video worth a look.

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About David Cenciotti

David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.

viewpointofview says:

November 1, 2012 at 6:43 PM

I realize a lot of front line western aircraft are really old, but the newest aircraft in the videos, the TU-160 is 30 years old. A similar video from the US Air Force would feature the B-52, but it would also feature the B-2…