"The Tu-22 bombers are actually being phased out in favor of the more modern Su-34s, but a part is being kept and modernized precisely because they’re unmatched as maritime strike aircraft
Russia’s much-feared Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire is getting a new upgrade and is adding a new long-range supersonic missile called the Kh-32. The upgrade will allow the massive jet to once again hit allied targets across the North Atlantic region just as the Backfire once did during the Cold War. The bomber and its new weapon will be delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces in October.
“According to the existing plan, the first Tu-22M3M with the most advanced Kh-32 long-range cruise missile will go on combat duty in long-range aviation in October this year,” [text is from 2018] a Russian defense industry source told the state-owned TASS news agency..."
at https://www.checkpointasia.net/a-carrier-costs-5-billion-it-could-be-taken-out-by-this-40-million-plane/
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