https://cast.pudmed.ir/videos/watch/1d11dd5b-0cac-4e16-b893-aa75cf4c79f8 The Cold War was won – or lost – in the skies above the Arctic. The Soviet Union built an armada of bombers unlike any in history. Not sleek or elegant, but massive, loud, and terrifying. Their mission: to fly through NATO defenses, deliver nuclear weapons, and keep fighting even after an apocalypse. This is the story of the Flying Armada – the bombers that never stopped patrolling. In this full-length episode: 🐻 Tu‑95 Bear – The Unstoppable Turboprop – First flight 1952, still flying today. We dissect its NK‑12 engines (the most powerful turboprops ever made), its contra‑rotating propellers (the source of that distinctive howl), and its incredible 9,000‑mile range. How a 1950s design became the symbol of Russian strategic power – and why NATO interceptors still scramble to meet it. 🔥 Tu‑22M Backfire – The Carrier Killer – A supersonic swing‑wing bomber designed to sink US Navy carrier groups. We examine its Kh‑22 missile (Mach 4.5, 1,000 kg warhead), its low‑level penetration tactics, and why the SALT II treaty tried to ban it. Rare footage of a Backfire launching a missile at a target ship. 🖤 Tu‑160 Blackjack – The Last Soviet Giant – The largest and heaviest supersonic bomber ever built. Variable‑sweep wings, four afterburning engines, and a payload of 12 cruise missiles. We trace its troubled development (first flight 1981, but only 35 built), its post‑Soviet resurrection under Putin, and its combat use over Syria and Ukraine. ☢️ The Doctrine of Mutual Destruction – How Soviet bombers fit into the nuclear triad alongside ICBMs and submarines. The concept of “alert” bombers – always armed, always ready. We reconstruct a typical Arctic patrol: a Tu‑95 flying from Murmansk, escorted by Norwegian F-16s, turning back just before entering US airspace. 📉 The Collapse and Revival – After the USSR fell, bombers rotted on ramps in Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine scrapped 19 Tu‑160s for American aid. Russia saved the rest. Today, modernized Tu‑95MS and Tu‑160Ms are launching conventional cruise missiles in Ukraine – proving the armada never truly died. Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:33:52 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://cast.pudmed.ir https://cast.pudmed.ir/lazy-static/avatars/eed1cb33-d04c-4158-b000-2f2fb9545c13.png https://cast.pudmed.ir/videos/watch/1d11dd5b-0cac-4e16-b893-aa75cf4c79f8 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://cast.pudmed.ir/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.