The biggest rival to the United States for a time was the Soviet Union. Next to America, they had some of the most inventive ideas that put the two nations at odds on more than one occasion. This ...

-It has played a prominent role in the war against Ukraine, striking infrastructure targets from a distance. -However, the venerable bomber fleet has suffered significant and irreplaceable losses from ...

Russia has its own version of the B-52 that keeps on ticking. The Tu-95 has turboprops instead of jet engines, which is even more antiquated than the Stratofortress. The bomber can carry nuclear ...