Trumpeter 1/72 Trumpeter Tupolev Tu95MS Bear H BomberAfter carrying out successful tests, the first of which was launched in September 1979 after which series production started in 1981. With the reopening of the BEAR production line, the Soviets began producing a new, upgraded variant of the BEAR turboprop bomber, there by increasing their long range bomber force. This entirely new variant of the BEAR bomber the BEAR H became the launch platform for the long range Kh 55 [AS 15] air launched cruise