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Bomber Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 7 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Bomber, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

7 weapon systems

B-52 Stratofortress, Long-range heavy bomber, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsB-52 StratofortressLong-range heavy bomberSide: United StatesU.S.-led coalition and partner forcesUnited States and Afghan government forcesUnspecifiedBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range U.S. heavy bomber. During the United States-Iran Conflict, Pentagon and CENTCOM releases documented B-52 combat flights and launch preparations for Operation Epic Fury, keeping the aircraft visible as a long-range strike platform in the 2026 escalation.

Tu-22M, Long-range supersonic bomber and missile carrier, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsTu-22MLong-range supersonic bomber and missile carrierSide: Soviet Union and Afghan government forcesRussiaRussia and South Ossetian forcesSyrian government and alliesBuilt: Tupolev / Kazan Aircraft Production Association / Soviet Union / RussiaThe Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire-C is a variable-sweep long-range supersonic bomber and missile carrier built for sea and ground targets. Tupolev says the finalized Tu-22M3 entered service in 1989, can strike from 2,200 km away with guided missiles or aerial bombs, and remains one of Russia's principal long-range strike aircraft.

B-2 Spirit, Low-observable strategic heavy bomber, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsB-2 SpiritLow-observable strategic heavy bomberSide: United States and Libyan Government of National AccordUnited States-led coalitionUnited StatesBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesThe B-2 Spirit is a U.S. Air Force low-observable strategic heavy bomber built by Northrop Grumman for long-range conventional and nuclear strike. Its flying-wing design, intercontinental range, and ability to carry heavy precision weapons make it a specialized option for defended or deeply buried targets, with directly documented recent combat use against ISIS camps in Libya, Houthi weapons sites in Yemen, and Iranian military and nuclear targets.

Xi'an H-6, Strategic bomber, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsXi'an H-6Strategic bomberSide: IraqBuilt: Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation / ChinaThe Xi'an H-6 is China's license-built Tu-16-derived strategic bomber family, produced by Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation and still in PLA service. Later H-6 variants added maritime-strike, tanker, and cruise-missile roles, and Iraqi H-6Ds armed with C-601 missiles were used in the Tanker War phase of the Iran-Iraq War.

Tu-160, Strategic supersonic bomber and cruise-missile carrier, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsTu-160Strategic supersonic bomber and cruise-missile carrierSide: RussiaSyrian government and alliesBuilt: Tupolev / Soviet Union / RussiaThe Tupolev Tu-160 is a Soviet-designed variable-geometry strategic bomber and long-range cruise-missile carrier. Known to NATO as Blackjack and nicknamed White Swan, it remains Russia's heaviest combat aircraft and has documented missile-launch use in Syria and Ukraine.

Harbin H-5 bomber, Twin-jet light bomber, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsHarbin H-5 bomberTwin-jet light bomberSide: UnspecifiedBuilt: Harbin Aircraft Factory / ChinaThe Harbin H-5 is a Chinese-built derivative of the Soviet Ilyushin Il-28, produced by Harbin Aircraft Factory as a twin-jet light bomber with a three-person crew, internal bomb bay, and local redesign work that moved the type beyond pure licensed production. Open references describe it as a long-lived tactical bomber that remained in Chinese and North Korean inventories after the Cold War.

Su-24, Variable-geometry tactical bomber and strike aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsSu-24Variable-geometry tactical bomber and strike aircraftSide: IranUkraineSyrian government and alliesLibyan National ArmyBuilt: Sukhoi / Soviet Union / RussiaThe Su-24, NATO reporting name Fencer, is a Soviet-designed twin-engine variable-geometry tactical bomber built by Sukhoi for long-range all-weather strike missions. Ukrainian Su-24M and Su-24MR aircraft were adapted to launch Storm Shadow and SCALP-EG cruise missiles in the Russia-Ukraine War, while the type also appears in Russian and Syrian operations in Syria, in Russian transfers into Libya, and in Iran's reported 2026 strike attempt.