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Russian Tu-22M3 bomber terrifies Russian enemies around the world - NI | news:
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The Tu-22M3 bomber became the face of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the international arena. As military expert Charlie Gao writes in an article for The National Interest, this powerful weapon terrifies Russian enemies around the world. Exclusively for its readers, PolitRussia provides a translation of the publication.
As Charlie Gao notes, the Tu-22M3 is constantly being upgraded, and improvements improve the accuracy of bombing, as well as the ability to fire new cruise missiles. One way or another, as a result, the Russian Federation has a strategic heavy bomber in service.
“The status of the Tu-22M aircraft has long been discussed in the American intelligence community. Back in 1971, when the Tu-22M first became known to the United States, the purpose of the new Soviet bomber remained unknown. The range of the new - will allow him to attack the United States, albeit with refueling in the air. This will allow him to act as a strategic strike element. The Soviet Union claimed that the Tu-22M was not used for this role, since it did not have a true intercontinental range, it was suitable for attack and naval defense only on the periphery of the Soviet Union, ”the American analyst writes.
The aircraft was seriously improved in the early 1980s, when it was equipped with missiles having a range of about 3,000 kilometers. But then he still did not fall into the category of “strategically heavy” bombers. In 2018, Russia began to carry out a new upgrade to the Tu-22M3M version.
“Although many of the features in this upgrade focus on expanding conventional capabilities, such as the new Hephaestus high-precision bomber system, other updates may allow it to act as a strategic weapon. Most notably, the avionics kit is said to be standardized with the Tu-160M2 - a heavy bomber, ”the material says.
According to Charlie Gao, armed with the latest Russian cruise missiles Tu-22M3M will terrify all enemies of Russia, especially if they are nuclear-filled. In any case, Russian experts have the opportunity to develop such weapons, the American expert notes.
Earlier, PolitRussia talked about the fact that Russian strategic bombers Tu-160 landed for the first time in South Africa .
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