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Russian Federation to revolutionize mid-range bombers. Tu-22M3 upgrade to M3M variant promises 5000-mile range
The advanced Tu-22M3M will be equipped to utilize the Ch-32 supersonic cruise missile. The most significant shift involves installing in-flight refueling rods on the planes. This means that Russia ...
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Russia’s 1st upgraded Tu-22M3M strategic bomber performs 18 successful flights — source
MOSCOW, October 25. /TASS/. Russia’s first upgraded Tupolev Tu-22M3M strategic missile-carrying bomber performed 18 successful flights as part of its trials by the end of October, a source in ...
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Tu-160M2, Tu-22M3M bombers to get communications suite from latest Su-57 fighter
MOSCOW, August 12. /TASS/. The upgraded Tu-160M2 and Tu-22M3M strategic missile-carrying bombers will get new communications systems based on the platform for the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter ...
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Russia relies on Soviet-era stock for bomber ‘production’
It is noted that at most two of them were used for parts or to build a refurbished Tu-22M3M airframe. The first modernized Tu-22M3M was completed in 2018, and the second in 2023. However ...
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A MiG-31K fighter recently test fired the ‘Kinzhal’ air-launched ballistic missile, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Russian bomber is expected to conduct its maiden flight in ...