{
  "id": "tu-142",
  "name": "TU-142 (Bear F)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Long-range anti-submarine warfare aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1972,
  "operators": [
    "IND",
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "TU-142 (Bear F) Russian Long-Range Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Aircraft is a Soviet/Russian maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft derived from the Tu-95 turboprop strategic bomber.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Tupolev OKB, Moscow, Russia (design bureau)",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 11,
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 53.07,
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 13.39,
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 50.04,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing area",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "290 m sq",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 91800,
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 185000,
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Max takeoff weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "4 x Samara/Kuznetsove NK-12MP",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": 855,
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Cruise speed",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "735 km/h",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 11000,
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Takeoff roll",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "2,530 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 12000,
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "12,000 km with no refueling"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Search and Attack Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x Leninets Korshun-N-J band search/attack radar",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Radar Warning System",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x Pastel radar warning system",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sonobuoy System",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x Zareche Sonobuoy System",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sonobuoys",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "96 (max) x RGB-1A, RGB-2, RGB-16 or RGB-25",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "EW countermeasures",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "1 x Geran Active Jammer",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chaff / flares",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "50-mm dispensers inside undercarriage fairings",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Systems: torpedoes",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "3 x AT-2M torpedoes",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Systems: missiles",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "3 x APR-2 ASW missiles",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Systems: depth charges",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "nuclear or conventional PLAB-250-120",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Systems: mines",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "unknown quantity",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Systems: air-to-surface cruise missile",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "8 x AS-20 Kayak",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Bomb Weapon Systems: bomb bays",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 bays in fuselage",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "2 x twin-barrel GSh-23 Autocannon in tail turret",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "2 x twin-barrel GSh-23 Autocannon in tail turret",
      "role": "Autocannon",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Autocannon",
        "Caliber": "23 mm",
        "Rate of fire": "3,400–3,600 rounds/min"
      }
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Tu-142",
      "text": "A lengthened Tu-95 with much defensive armament removed, and instead incorporating ASW systems. Twelve aircraft initially had 12-wheel main undercarriage bogies. Six later aircraft had four-wheel bogies. Built by Kuibyshev Aviation Plant.",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Tu-142M",
      "text": "A 30-centimetre (12 in) stretch to front fuselage, redesigned cockpit and two-axle main undercarriage bogies. Built by Taganrog.",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Tu-142MK",
      "text": "Greatly improved variant with new Korshun radar, avionics and ASW equipment. 43 Tu-142MKs were constructed by Taganrog.",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Tu-142MK-E",
      "text": "Eight downgraded Tu-142MKs purchased by the Indian Naval Air Arm. E stands for \"export\".",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Tu-142MZ",
      "text": "The last production variant of the \"Bear F\", with new NK-12MP engines and a new avionics suite. Can be distinguished from other Tu-142s by its chin fairings. Built by Taganrog.",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Tu-142MZ-K",
      "text": "Proposed commercial cargo variant of the Tu-142MZ (the K standing for \"kommercheskiy\"), with ASW avionics removed. Also designated Tu-142MZ-C.",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Tu-142MP",
      "text": "Modified single Tu-142M used as avionics testbed.",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Tu-142MR",
      "text": "Modified Tu-142MKs built as submarine communications relay aircraft. Has distinctive external fairings and components. NATO codename \"Bear J\".",
      "src": [
        "weg-tu-142"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "fighter",
  "image": {
    "file": "tu-142.jpg",
    "thumb": "tu-142-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Unknown author or not provided",
    "license": "Public domain",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AIRPLANES_-_NARA_-_17442252.jpg",
    "title": "File:AIRPLANES - NARA - 17442252.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (Public domain)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/tu-142.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-tu-142": {
      "title": "TU-142 (Bear F) Russian Long-Range Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/TU-142_Bear_F_Russian_Long-Range_Anti-Submarine_Warfare_ASW_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}