On December 23, Russia marked the Strategic...
Currently, only three countries have strategic aviation - Russia, the United States and China. In fact, only Russia and the U.S. have it, because China only has license-made Russian Tu-16s, whose range and armaments do not meet modern requirements.
The bulk of Russian and U.S. strategic bombers were made during the Cold War.
The United States has 90 B-52H bombers, a modification of the B-52 plane designed in the 1950s. Made in the early 1960s, they are armed with cruise missiles and bombs. The Stratofortresses are expected to remain on combat duty until the 2040s and possibly longer.
The U.S. Air Force also has 20 B-2 Spirit (Stealth) bombers made in the 1990s, and 66 B-1B Lancer supersonic bombers used as conventional weapons carriers.
Russia"s main strategic bomber is a Cold War veteran, the Tu-95MS Bear, a 1980s modification of the Tu-95 plane made in the 1950s. The Russian Air Force has 64 Tu-95MS Bears armed with long-range cruise missiles.