Daily Mail: Putin's war games factory: Workers near completion of Russia's latest supersonic 1,400mph strike bombers ahead of test flights later this month
* The Tu-22M3M upgrades the 45-year-old Tu-22M3, which Russia has 100 flying missions including over Syria
* Eight times better at navigating and can target their next-generation missiles 10 times more accurately
* Constructors plan to test the planes later this month with workers doing final construction at a plant in Kazan
* Russian politicians boast that the planes will give the country's air force air superiority over NATO jets
Russia is in the final stages of assembling its new generation of pinpoint accurate supersonic strike bombers, ready for test flights later this month.
The Tu-22M3M is a 'deep moderisation' of the Tu-22M3 which Russia's air force has about 100 in service and used extensively in missions over Syria in support of the Assad regime.
The new planes can be navigated up to eight times better than the previous generation and target their improved missiles up to 10 times more accurately.
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Update #1: Russia’s upgraded strategic bomber to get hypersonic missiles (TASS)
Update #2: Fast, modern & ‘hyper-armed’: Russia rolls out upgraded supersonic strike bomber (RT)
WNU Editor: Like the U.S. Air Force's B-52, the Russian Tu-22M3 bomber has been around for decades.
1 comment:
Always thought these were cool planes. Basically a supersonic capable bomb truck like the b1 these days.
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