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Strategic Bomber Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 7 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Strategic 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-21 Raider, Stealth strategic bomber, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsB-21 RaiderStealth strategic bomberSide: UnspecifiedBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesThe B-21 Raider is a U.S. Air Force stealth strategic bomber developed by Northrop Grumman for long-range conventional and nuclear strike. It is the first new U.S. bomber of the 21st century, is designed around open systems architecture, and is intended to anchor the future Air Force bomber force.

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.

Tu-95, Strategic turboprop bomber and missile carrier, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsTu-95Strategic turboprop bomber and missile carrierSide: RussiaSyrian government and alliesBuilt: Tupolev / Soviet Union / RussiaThe Tupolev Tu-95 is a Soviet-designed, four-engine turboprop strategic bomber family, and the Tu-95MS modernization remains Russia's long-range cruise-missile carrier. UAC describes the Tu-95MS as the world's fastest turboprop serial aircraft and missile carrier, while Russian strikes in Syria and Ukraine have used the type for standoff missile attacks.

Kh-55/Kh-555, Air-launched subsonic cruise missile family, Munitions

MunitionsKh-55/Kh-555Air-launched subsonic cruise missile familySide: RussiaSyrian government and alliesBuilt: Raduga Design Bureau / Soviet Union / RussiaThe Kh-55/Kh-555 family is a Soviet-designed, Raduga-built air-launched cruise missile line used by Soviet and Russian strategic aviation. The original Kh-55 was a nuclear-armed standoff weapon, while the Kh-555 is a conventional derivative with improved accuracy and a reported range up to about 3,500 km. Russian Tu-95MS bombers have used the family in long-range strike packages in Ukraine and Syria.