Soviet Long-Range Aviation
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Soviet Long-Range Aviation was the strategic bomber arm of the Soviet Air Forces responsible for long-distance bombing, reconnaissance, and nuclear delivery missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soviet Long-Range Aviation canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military aviation branch
ⓘ
strategic bomber force ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Myasishchev Design Bureau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tupolev Design Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capability |
conventional long-range strike capability
ⓘ
global reach ⓘ maritime strike capability ⓘ nuclear strike capability ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Soviet Air Forces High Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| doctrine |
deep strike operations
ⓘ
strategic nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| era |
late Soviet period
ⓘ
post-World War II period ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole |
power projection
ⓘ
strategic parity with the United States ⓘ |
| missionProfile |
armed reconnaissance
ⓘ
intercontinental strike ⓘ oceanic patrol ⓘ stand-off missile launch ⓘ |
| nativeName | Дальняя авиация ⓘ |
| opposedBy | United States Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAdversary |
NATO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
conventional bombing
ⓘ
deterrence ⓘ long-range reconnaissance ⓘ maritime strike ⓘ nuclear weapons delivery ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ |
| successor | Russian Long-Range Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingFocus |
in-flight refueling operations
ⓘ
long-range navigation ⓘ low-level penetration ⓘ |
| usedAircraft |
Myasishchev 3M
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myasishchev M-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tupolev Tu-16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tupolev Tu-160 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tupolev Tu-22 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tupolev Tu-22M NERFINISHED ⓘ Tupolev Tu-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tupolev Tu-95 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tupolev Tu-95MS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
air-launched cruise missile
ⓘ
anti-ship missile ⓘ conventional bombs ⓘ free-fall nuclear bomb ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.