https://cast.pudmed.ir/videos/watch/f5fc7b66-1fe7-4667-abf2-1e4c296ab85b The Soviet Navy could not match American carriers – so it built bombers to sink them. Soviet Naval Aviation (AVMF) was the red hammer against the US fleet. From long-range reconnaissance Bears to carrier-killing Backfires and the only Soviet carrier jet – the Yak-38 Forger – this episode covers the planes that shadowed every NATO exercise, from the North Atlantic to the Pacific. In this full-length episode: 🐻 Tu-95RTs Bear-D – The Ocean Watcher – The maritime reconnaissance variant of the Bear. Its mission: find the carrier, track the carrier, and die pointing at the carrier. We examine its massive search radar and its Cold War cat‑and‑mouse with US F-14s. 🔥 Tu-22M Backfire – The Carrier Killer – Deployed with Naval Aviation. Armed with Kh-22 missiles. Designed for one pass against a carrier group. We reconstruct a simulated strike: 12 Backfires, 24 missiles, and the desperate defence of Aegis cruisers. 🦅 Il-38 May – The Sub Hunter – The Soviet Orion. Four turboprops, MAD boom, sonobuoys, and torpedoes. We cover its Cold War patrols over the Norwegian Sea – hunting NATO submarines that threatened the Soviet bastions. ✈️ The Carrier Jets – Yak-38 Forger – The Soviet Harrier. Vertical takeoff and landing – but underpowered, unreliable, and dangerous. We explain why the Yak-38 was hated by its pilots, loved by its enemies, and retired early. Rare footage of a Forger hovering over the deck of the Kiev. 🌊 The Modern Fleet – Su-33 and MiG-29K – The Su-33 Flanker-D (heavy naval interceptor) and the MiG-29K Fulcrum-D (modern replacement). We compare both and examine their combat use over Syria. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:57:06 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/f5fc7b66-1fe7-4667-abf2-1e4c296ab85b 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.