In 1955, the United States Air Force took delivery of its first Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. One year later, in 1956, the Soviet Air Force received its first Tupolev Tu-95 Bear. Both aircraft were ...
In the modern era, as air defences become more sophisticated, aircraft grow stealthier and drones become smaller, the continued use of airliner-sized bombers as strategic assets begs the question: why ...