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Bombers in the traditional sense of dropping bombs over a target seem almost a thing of a past these days due to missile defences. Russia has been using them as

by tim333 1y ago

Bombers in the traditional sense of dropping bombs over a target seem almost a thing of a past these days due to missile defences. Russia has been using them as a platform to launch missiles from from a distance.

hollerith 1y ago
Moscow has also been making extensive use of glide bombs and is introducing a new glide bomb that can glide farther.
- greedo 1y ago
  And those are almost exclusively launched by SU-27 derivatives, not strategic bombers like the TU-22m, TU-160 or TU-95.