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[Nov 16, 2023: The curious case of heavy bombers' Unique IDs]
[Oct 25, 2023: Annual exercise of strategic forces]
[Oct 26, 2022: Exercise of strategic forces]
[Feb 19, 2022: The 2021 annual exercise of strategic forces is held in February 2022]
[Dec 09, 2020: Annual exercise of the strategic forces held later this year]
[May 26, 2020: Construction of PAK DA prototypes]
[Oct 17, 2019: Annual exercise of strategic forces Grom-2019]
[Dec 11, 2018: Third visit of Tu-160 bombers to Venezuela]
[Oct 11, 2018: Annual exercise of the strategic forces, this time without ICBMs]
[Jan 26, 2018: First Tu-160M2 takes flight, production contract for ten aircraft signed]
[Oct 26, 2017: Annual exercise of strategic forces]
[May 10, 2017: Russia's ambitious plans for strategic bombers]
[Feb 10, 2016: Production of Tu-160 bombers to resume by 2023]
[Nov 17, 2015: Tu-95MS and Tu-160 strategic bombers used in Syria strikes]
[Oct 30, 2015: Russia tests command and control system in an exercise with multiple missile launches ]
[Jul 14, 2015: Two Tu-95MS bombers lost in the last two months]
[May 28, 2015: Russia wants to build 50 new Tu-160 bombers]
[May 27, 2015: Tu-160 bombers to undergo another round of modernization by 2019]
[Nov 05, 2014: Busy time for Russian strategic forces]
[May 22, 2014: Plans for the new strategic bomber]
[May 08, 2014: Multiple missile launches during a command and control exercise]
[Feb 18, 2014: Tupolev design bureau to work on new strategic bomber]
[Jan 15, 2014: Russian strategic forces in January 2014]
[Jan 13, 2014: No such thing as a safe nuclear arsenal]
[Nov 05, 2013: Tu-160 bombers are back from Latin America]
[Oct 30, 2013: Russia conducts large-scale exercise of its strategic forces ]
[Oct 30, 2013: Tu-160 bombers land in Nicaragua]
[Oct 28, 2013: Two Tu-160 bombers visit Venezuela]
[Apr 06, 2013: Tu-95MS bomber lost to a fire]
[Oct 19, 2012: Bombers launch cruise missiles in a strategic forces exercise ]
[Sep 20, 2012: Modernization of Tu-95MS bombers]
[Dec 28, 2011: Russia begins R&D on a new strategic bomber]
[May 27, 2011: Is Russia reviving an old laser ASAT project?]
[Feb 24, 2011: Russia to spend $70 billion on strategic forces by 2020]
[Jan 15, 2011: Overview of the Russian strategic bomber force]
[Aug 28, 2010: Tu-160 bomber returned to service after overhaul]
[Dec 22, 2009: Stealth plans]
[Oct 13, 2009: Will Russia's numbers decline without START follow-on?]
[Oct 09, 2009: Last START data exchange?]
[Sep 19, 2009: New commander of the Strategic Aviation]
[May 20, 2009: Movements of bombers in 2009]
[May 04, 2009: Tu-95MS bomber transferred to Voronezh]
[Apr 10, 2009: Tu-160 bomber is back in service]
[Apr 04, 2009: Russia continues to eliminate old systems]
[Mar 19, 2009: Bombers test-launch cruise missiles]
[Feb 27, 2009: Canada doesn't like Russian bombers]
[Jan 25, 2009: Long-term force projections]
[Nov 11, 2008: Tu-95MS modernization]
[Oct 17, 2008: No major changes in numbers in the first half of 2008]
[Oct 12, 2008: Bombers conduct ALCM launches]
[Sep 10, 2008: Tu-160 bombers in Venezuela]
[Jul 05, 2008: Tu-95MS go through modernization]
[Apr 29, 2008: Russia added new Tu-160 to its bomber force]
[Apr 26, 2008: Tu-160 modernization program is underway]
[Apr 03, 2008: START data provide update of the status of the Russian forces]
[Mar 06, 2008: Bombers and aircraft carriers]
[Jan 06, 2008: Russia produced new Tu-160 bomber]
[Dec 31, 2007: Russian forces in 2007]
[Sep 05, 2007: More bomber flights]
[Aug 20, 2007: Do Russian bombers carry nuclear weapons?]
[Aug 17, 2007: This is not a test - Russia resumes bomber patrols]
[Aug 17, 2007: Strategic aviation exercise keeps growing]
[Aug 08, 2007: Strategic aviation exercise]
[Jul 18, 2007: Russian bombers and Britain]
[Jul 10, 2007: Tu-160 bombers take part in an exercise]
[May 15, 2007: New commander of the 37th Air Army]
[Feb 28, 2007: Missiles old and new]
[Feb 07, 2007: Details of the 2007-2015 armament program]
[Dec 31, 2006: 2006: Year end update]
[Nov 17, 2006: Plans for 2007 are taking shape]
[Sep 29, 2006: Large-scale bomber exercise]
[Aug 24, 2006: Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers launch cruise missiles]
[Jul 05, 2006: Tu-160 returns from overhaul]
[Jun 30, 2006: Ukrainian cruise missiles again]
[Apr 14, 2006: Strategic aviation exercise]
[Mar 22, 2006: Tu-95MS exercise]
[Mar 13, 2006: Bomber modernization program]
[Mar 10, 2006: Speaking of nuclear primacy]
[Feb 14, 2006: Sorting out bomber numbers]
[Jan 13, 2006: Creative bomber accounting]
[Dec 20, 2005: Tu-160 aquisition plans for 2006]
[Dec 01, 2005: Acquisition plans for 2006]
[Nov 22, 2005: No new Tu-160 in 2005]
[Oct 06, 2005: Changes in the strategic forces – July 2005 data exchange]
[Aug 27, 2005: Tu-95MS in Russian-Chinese exercises]
[Aug 17, 2005: Bombers and submarines launch missiles during exercises]
[Aug 10, 2005: Conventional roles of strategic aviation]
[Aug 05, 2005: Strategic bomber exercise]
[May 26, 2005: Test of a Kh-555 cruise missile]
[Apr 22, 2005: Nuclear notebook]
[Mar 29, 2005: Rather rocky target range]
[Mar 29, 2005: Strategic bomber exercise]
[Mar 23, 2005: Cruise missile numbers don't add up]
[Mar 21, 2005: Ukrainian cruise missiles]
[Jan 14, 2005: Strategic bombers in 2005]
[Jan 13, 2005: Schizophrenic about China]
[Nov 17, 2004: Russia’s leadership discusses modernization plans]
[Jun 29, 2004: Missile launches during military exercise]
[Feb 18, 2004: Russian strategic forces took part in a large-scale exercise]
[Sep 18, 2003: Russian strategic aviation lost one of its Tu-160 bombers]