Andrey Shmatko
Tu-22M3 photo of PJSC "Tupolev"
Khmeimim (Syria). May 25. INTERFAX - Three long-range Tu-22m3 bombers have flown to the Russian Khmeimim airbase in the Syrian Arab Republic, the aircraft of this type are stationed at the Khmeimim airfield for the first time, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
"Crews of long-range bombers will acquire practical skills in practicing training tasks in new geographical areas during flights in the airspace over the Mediterranean Sea. At the Khmeimim airbase, the reconstruction of the second runway has been completed with a complete replacement of the coating and the installation of new light-signaling and radio-technical equipment." , - reported in the military department.
According to the RF Ministry of Defense, all types of aircraft in service with the RF Armed Forces, including heavy aircraft, can currently fly from the Khmeimim airbase.
"After completing training tasks for the development of airspace in the sea zone of the Mediterranean Sea, long-range bombers will return to permanent airfields on the territory of the Russian Federation," the military said.
Tu-22M3 is a long-range supersonic bomber-bomber (NATO codification: Backfire) designed to destroy sea and ground targets with guided missiles and aerial bombs.
At present, the flight range of the combatant Tu-22M3 is up to 6 thousand km, while for the "strategists" Tu-160 and Tu-95MS - from 12 to 15 thousand km.
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