Tu-22M3 Backfire : The Russian Bomber That Could Sink a Navy Aircraft Carrier

Today we’re going to talk about Russia’s Tu-22M3 Backfire Bomber. The Tu-22M3 bomber has been the face of the Russian air force all over the world. Between dropping bombs over Syria to patrolling airspace over Japan, the Tu-22M3 has also been receiving a series of upgrades. These upgrades allow for greater bombing accuracy with conventional weapons, as well as the capability to fire new Air-Launched Cruise Missiles (ALCM). One of these upgrades may change how the Tu-22M3 is controlled under the New START treaty. It may finally be considered a strategic “heavy” bomber. The Tupolev Tu-22M is a strategic bomber with a variable-sweep wing developed during the Soviet era. It was later followed by several modernized versions, including the Tu-22M3 “Backfire”. Operated by four crew members, this variant can reach speeds above 2,000 km/h and deliver more than 12 tons of ordnance. It was recently deployed in Syria and is part of the Russian nuclear deterrence strategy. References: #Specifications_(Tu-22M3) All content on Military TV is presented for educational purposes. Subscribe Now : 0:00 Introduction 0:34 AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILES CALCM 1:03 OPERATED BY FOUR CREW MEMBERS 1:31 NEW NK-25 ENGINES 1:43 NAVIGATION/ATTACK RADAR 1:51 NK-45 NAV/ATTACK SYSTEM 2:07 SINGLE CANNON 2:11 RADUGA KH-15 MISSILE 2:23 268 WERE BUILT UNTIL 1993 4:04 COMBAT RANGE IS ABOUT 2,400 KILOMETERS 4:52 FLYING UP TO A DISTANCE OF 500 KILOMETERS 4:56 SPEED OF 1,000 M/S 5:08 KH-15 ROCKETS 5:18 CAPABLE OF CARRYING WEAPONS WITH A MAXIMUM LOAD OF 24 TONS 5:39 THE MISSILE IS CURRENTLY LAUNCHED FROM ONBOARD THE MIKOYAN MIG-31K 6:31 MIG-31K CREWS HAVE ALREADY FLOWN MORE THAN 250 TRAINING FLIGHTS 7:10 THREE CREW MEMBERS OF A TU-22M3 BOMBER 7:16 AT SHAYKOVKA AIRBASE, SOUTHWEST OF MOSCOW, RUSSIA