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Russian Federation to revolutionize mid-range bombers. Tu-22M3 upgrade to M3M variant promises 5000-mile range
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 ...
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Tu-22M3, MiG-31 armed with Kinzhal perform routine flights over Caspian, Baltic Seas
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 ...
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Ukrainian drones target key Russian bomber facility
Gorbunov (KAPO), where the strategic bombers Tu-160M and Tu-22M3 are produced ... over vast distances without the need for aerial refueling. Thanks to modernizations, including the Tu-160M ...
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Russia to upgrade Tu-22M3 strategic bombers in 2018
MOSCOW, November 17. /TASS/. The upgrade of operational Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range missile-carrying bombers will begin in 2018, Tupolev Aircraft Company CEO Alexander Konyukhov told TASS on Friday.