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 ...

On August 15, a Tu-22M3 plane crashed in the Irkutsk Region during a planned sortie IRKUTSK, August 15. /TASS/. The fire at the Tu-22M3 bomber crash site has been promptly eliminated, Irkutsk ...

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 ...