LOL! I googled “fastest WWI aircraft” & came up with planes I had never heard of. The quest for speed began even earlier (Deperdussin 1912).
Anyway, the Russians must like their Tu-95s because unlike our aging B-52 fleet, they are producing brand new Bear airframes. Maybe that just means our B-52’s are more durable.
Yeah both sides are upgrading those old stand by heavy lift bombers with new sorts of munitions ... the Russians can make new ones which is more than we can do.