The mission involved Tu-22M3 long-range bombers and MiG-31 fighters armed with the Kinzhal air-launched system. The crews of MiG-31 aircraft practiced in-flight refueling," it said. The flights ...

The most significant shift involves installing in-flight refueling rods on the planes. This means that Russia will effectively transform the Tu-22M3 into a long-range bomber. The combat radius ...

Russia’s Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range bombers have set off from ... Primorsky Region "By expanding LNG production and by making a refueling infrastructure on the Ussuri Highway under the new ...

A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in the Irkutsk region of southeastern Siberia due to a technical malfunction, local governor Igor Kobzev said on Wednesday. The plane went down during a ...

Equipped with two NK-25 engines, the Tu-22M3 can reach a thrust of 14,500 kgf in normal mode and up to 25,000 kgf with afterburner. Its range can reach up to 7,000 km without refueling ...