Overview
The Russian Air Force's strategic bomber component was inherited from the Soviet Air Force after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Russia began by recovering some of the heavy bomber assets left outside its borders, the Tu-95MS Bear-Hs based in Kazakhstan, eight Tu-160 Blackjacks, and three Tu-95MS Backfire-Cs of the bomber fleet taken over by the Ukraine. Flown by the Russian Air Force's 37th Air Army, these bombers were involved in, amongst others, the military operation to stop the Georgian aggression against South Ossetia in August 2008. President Putin's ride in a Tu-160 during a major exercise in which he performed a live missile launch is well documented, as is a visit to Venezuela by three Tu-160s which caused much dismay in the USA. Russian Strategic Aviation Today includes a development and design history of the Blackjack, Bear, and Backfire, their armament, unit badges, and insignia of the Russian units operating them. Backed up by around 600 photographs, many previously unreleased, detailed line drawings and color profiles including individual names and nose art, this book provides a wealth of information for the historian and modeler alike. Russian Strategic Aviation Today is a companion volume to Soviet Strategic Aviation - In the Cold War, which together present a unique insight into the strategic aircraft of the Soviet and Russian air forces since 1945.
Full Product Details
Author: Yefim Gordon ,
Dmitriy Komissarov
Publisher: Hikoki Publications
Imprint: Hikoki Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 29.70cm
Weight: 1.393kg
ISBN: 9781902109121
ISBN 10: 1902109120
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 May 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
It is a book that I found quite interesting and from which I learned a great deal. I'm sure you will as well. A book I can easily recommend to you. -Modeling Madness, reviewed by Scott Van Aken, July 2010-- (08/06/2010) Book mention.--Flying Models Magazine (10/01/2010) Product mention.--FineScale Modeler (11/01/2010) While long been difficult to obtain detailed information on, this book opens the curtains wide on the Russian LRA and makes an excellent companion to the earlier volume detailing Soviet Cold War strategic aviation. -Internet Modeler, reviewed by Chris Banyai-Riepl, October 2010--Internet Modeler (10/01/2010)
Product mention.--FineScale Modeler (11/01/2010) It is a book that I found quite interesting and from which I learned a great deal. I'm sure you will as well. A book I can easily recommend to you. -Modeling Madness, reviewed by Scott Van Aken, July 2010-- (08/06/2010) Book mention.--Flying Models Magazine (10/01/2010) While long been difficult to obtain detailed information on, this book opens the curtains wide on the Russian LRA and makes an excellent companion to the earlier volume detailing Soviet Cold War strategic aviation. -Internet Modeler, reviewed by Chris Banyai-Riepl, October 2010--Internet Modeler (10/01/2010)
"""It is a book that I found quite interesting and from which I learned a great deal. I'm sure you will as well. A book I can easily recommend to you.""-- (08/06/2010) ""While long been difficult to obtain detailed information on, this book opens the curtains wide on the Russian LRA and makes an excellent companion to the earlier volume detailing Soviet Cold War strategic aviation.""--Chris Banyai-Riepl""Internet Modeler"" (10/01/2010)"
It is a book that I found quite interesting and from which I learned a great deal. I'm sure you will as well. A book I can easily recommend to you. -Modeling Madness, reviewed by Scott Van Aken, July 2010-- (08/06/2010) Product mention.--FineScale Modeler (11/01/2010) While long been difficult to obtain detailed information on, this book opens the curtains wide on the Russian LRA and makes an excellent companion to the earlier volume detailing Soviet Cold War strategic aviation. -Internet Modeler, reviewed by Chris Banyai-Riepl, October 2010--Internet Modeler (10/01/2010) Book mention.--Flying Models Magazine (10/01/2010)
Author Information
Yefim Gordon is one of Russia's leading aviation writers and publishers. He is the author of many books on Soviet aviation and currently lives in Moscow. Dmitriy Komissarov is a respected authority on Russian and Soviet aviation. He works in the publishing industry and lives in Moscow.
