| Bombers | ||||
| Alexejew | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archangelski Ar-2 | ??-?? | 1940-1941 | None | Refinement of the Tupolev SB |
| Ilyushin | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
| DB-3 | 1,528 | 1936-?? | None | Production quantity excludes the Il-4. |
| Il-4 | 5,256 | 1941-early 1950s | Bob | Variants include the two-seat Il-2U trainer. |
| Il-28 | > 2,000 | 1950-1980s | Beagle | Quantity excludes Chinese-produced Hong H-5 version. |
| Il-54/Il-149 | 1 | - | Blowlamp | Single prototype produced in 1955 before program was canceled. |
| Myasishchev | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
| M-4 "Molot" | - | 1955-early 1960s | Bison | 93 built of all Bison variants, but only a few M-4 entered service; most survivors later converted to Myasishchev M-4-2 tankers. |
| M-50/M-52 | 2 | 1957 | Bounder | Only prototypes. Did not enter production. |
| North American | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
| B-25 | 866 | 1940s | Bank | Models of types C/D/S/G/J were provided by the USA to the Soviet Union. |
| Petlyakov | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
| Pe-2 "Peschka" | 11,427 | 1941-early 1950s | Buck | Variants include the Pe-2UTI dedicated trainer version. |
| Pe-8 | c.95 | 1941-late 1950s | None | aka "TB-7"; 93 or 96 were built (including 2 prototypes). |
| Tupolev | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
| Tupolev SB "Katyusha" | 6,656 | 1936-1944 | None | Variants include a few USB conversion trainers. |
| TB-1 | 212 | 1929-?? | None | * |
| TB-3 | 818 | 1930-1942 | None | Open-air strategic bomber; also used as a Sveno/FICON-type aircraft for I-16s |
| Tu-2 | 2,527 | 1943-1950 | Bat | * |
| Tu-4 | 847 | 1949-1960s | Bull | reverse-engineered copy of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. |
| Tu-12 | 4 | 1947-1950 | None | aka Tu-77. Last derivative of the Tu-2, was the Soviet Union's first jet bomber. Did not enter production. |
| Tu-14 | c.100 | 1949-?? | Bosun | Variants include the Tu-14R reconnaissance and Tu-14T jet torpedo bomber versions; most went to the Soviet navy. |
| Tu-16 | 1,507+ | 1954-1993 | Badger | * |
| Tu-22 "Shilo" | c.250-300 | 1962-date | Blinder | Variants include the Tu-22U 'Blinder-D' trainer; production quantity excludes the Tu-22M 'Backfire'. |
| Tu-22M | c.500 | 1972-date | Backfire | * |
| Tu-73 | 1 | 1947-1948 | None | Three engined, larger version of the Tu-72 naval bomber proposed to Air Forces. Did not enter production. |
| Tu-80 | 1 | 1949 | None | Modernized version of the Tu-4. Did not enter production. |
| Tu-82 | 1 | - | Butcher | Provisionally bore the designation Tu-22. First Soviet bomber to feature swept wings; 1 prototype built in 1949. Did not enter production. |
| Tu-85 | 2 | - | Barge | Final refined version of the Tu-4; 2 prototypes built in 1951. Did not enter production. |
| Tu-91 | - | - | Boot | Prototype naval bomber built 1954-1956; did not enter production. |
| Tu-95 | > 300 | 1956-1997 | Bear | Variants include the Tu-95MS 'Bear-H' (see below) and the Tu-95U trainer. |
| Tu-95MS | - | 1984-date | Bear-H | Based on the Tu-142 airframe. |
| Tu-98 | 2 | - | Backfin | Two technology demonstrator prototypes produced in 1955; not intended for production. |
| Tu-160 | 16 | 1987-date | Blackjack | Variants include the Tu-160M2 |
| Tu PAK DA | - | 2015? | - | No known prototypes present |
| Yakovlev | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
| Yak-2 | 111 | 1940-?? | None | * |
| Yak-4 | 90 | 1941-1945 | None | Initially served as a night bomber, but was soon reassigned to the high-altitude reconnaissance role. |
| Yak-26 | 9 | ??-?? | Flashlight-B | Bomber derivative of the Yak-25 interceptor. |
| Yak-28 | c.700 | 1960-c.1994 | Brewer | * |
| Yermolayev | ||||
| Designation | Total | In Service | NATO Name | Remarks |
| Yer-2 | c.320 | 1941-?? | None | * |
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