Tu-22M3: News

GunshipDemocracy wrote:

and those 2 destroyers and 2  cruisers will just stay to let corvettes reload? Subs too especially that 22800 have no anti sub capabilities...

Fighter of aircraft carriers. What improved by Tu-22M3 can threaten the fleet of the USA with
08:0007.06.2018
(it is updated: 10:22 6/7/2018)

MOSCOW, 7 Jun — RIA Novosti, Nikolay Protopopov. The advanced digital system of bombing, the updated avionics, the latest high-precision missile systems — fighting efficiency of the distant Tu-22M3 bomber after deep modernization will raise several times. In the American press the plane was already called "damnation" for the Navies of the USA. About what threat is posed by the supersonic rocket carrier for aircraft carrier striking forces — in material of RIA Novosti.
It is reweaponed and dangerous

The first modernized "carcass" will rise into the sky in August, and on arms of Russian Air Forces of Tu-22M3M will arrive in the fall. It is planned to improve all planes of this type which are on alert, and these are about 40 cars. Specialists of the Kazan aircraft factory within works on modernization will shift a resource of rocket carriers for several decades to the right, will cardinally update an electronic stuffing, aim and navigation systems.

Perhaps, the main highlight of the next stage of modernization of the distant Tu-22M3 bombers rocket carriers — installation of the onboard equipment for work with the latest precision weapons, namely the anti-ship missile H-32. She was developed in MKB "Rainbow" and have taken advantage of Russian Air Forces in the 2016th. The new rocket is created on the basis of the outdated predecessor of H-22 and possesses in comparison with her a number of important advantages.

First of all it is about the pomekhozashchishchenny active head of homing capable to neutralize practically all means of radio-electronic fight known today. More powerful and economic engine has considerably increased flying range — Tu-22M3M for "shot" it isn't necessary to approach aircraft carrier striking force where the system of missile defense will be able to get him too. It practically excludes destruction of the carrier until missiles launch.

Hypersonic H-32 flies to the purpose at the height of 40 kilometers, that is areas of coverage of any ship system of missile defense are much higher, finishing the attack by abrupt dive. Rocket speed — more than five Moves that is almost twice more than the speed of the American antiaircraft operated Standart Missile of the 6th class "the ship — air". Depending on a task, X32 can be equipped with both a demolition and cumulative warhead, and a nuclear military unit. Tu-22M3M bears onboard three such rockets.

Source: the hypersonic Dagger rockets will be tested on the distant Tu-22M3 bomber

PapaDragon wrote:
Tu-22s will be packing Kinzhals? OMG, I am like, so shocked..... oh wait, I am definitely not shocked

So how many do you guys think they will squeeze on one Backfire?

“This is a class of precision weapons fitted with multifunctional combat capabilities making it possible to strike both stationary and mobile targets,” Russian deputy def. minister Yuri Borisov told TASS.
“Specifically, aircraft carriers and cruiser-class warships, destroyers and frigates are potential targets for this weapon.”
According to TASS, the Russian Ministry of Defense is expected to test the Kinzhal missile onboard the Tu-22M3, citing a source in the Russian defense industry.
With a claimed range of over 1,200 nautical miles and a speed of Mach 10, the addition of the Kinzhal missile would significantly boost the Backfire’s capabilities to strike land and maritime targets across Europe, the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific and the North Atlantic regions. At the end of the day, aeroballistic missiles are not as complicated or technically challenging to develop as a scramjet powered missile and the Russians have plenty of experience with similar weapons.
Thus, it is likely that the Kinzhal is probably operational in a limited capacity, but eventually the weapon will likely be deployed more widely as it becomes more mature. It is also likely that the Kinzhal will probably be integrated on other Russian strike platforms such as the Tu-22M3, Tu-160 Blackjack or even large fighter aircraft such as the Su-30SM that can reach high supersonic speeds.
https://warisboring.com/backfire-bombers-with-hypersonic-missiles/

mnztr wrote:I wonder how much range they will lose using Tu-22 as a platform.

The maximum range of the missile will be somewhat less than when starting with the MiG-31, due to the lower ceiling and speed of the Tu-22M, but it will still be quite sufficient. The interception of such missiles today is a great challenge even for modern air defense and missile defense systems. https://iz.ru/762766/ilia-kramnik/kinzhal-dlia-tushki

Tsavo Lion wrote:From the article I posted:

The maximum range of the missile will be somewhat less than when starting with the MiG-31, due to the lower ceiling and speed of the Tu-22M, but it will still be quite sufficient. The interception of such missiles today is a great challenge even for modern air defense and missile defense systems. https://iz.ru/762766/ilia-kramnik/kinzhal-dlia-tushki

A 2nd stage could also be added to it to increase range.

Approximately one hundred MiG-31K interceptors are enough to cover all Russia's maritime borders from naval groupings of a potential enemy, RIA Novosti military expert Alexei Leonkov said .
"Together, we can talk about [the number of] up to a hundred  MiGs with" Daggers ", which, in principle, is enough to create a so-called zone of restriction and prohibition of access and maneuver (A2 / AD) on all our water areas, "- said the expert.
The expert explained that ten MiG-31K could strengthen the Baltic fleet - the same number of fighters with the "Daggers" today bears experimental and combat duty on the Black Sea direction. At the same time, in order to cover each of the two ocean areas, which are under the jurisdiction of the Northern and Pacific Fleets, respectively, 3-4 times more aircraft will be required.
Leonkov recalled that it is also planned to equip the Tu-22MZ bombers with Daggers, which can carry about four such missiles, but this machine is designed for operational, rather than rapid, as in the case of the MiG-31, response, and is therefore based away from maritime boundaries.
"Most likely, all the Tu-22M3s, which are currently in service with the Russian Air Force, and that's more than 60 planes, will have the opportunity to carry Daggers, so we will solve the question of the universality of this aircraft," he added.  https://news.rambler.ru/army/40358430/?utm_content=rnews&utm_medium=read_more&utm_source=copylink

Big_Gazza wrote:Under what possible scenario would Russia strike Iran?  

Big_Gazza wrote:Who writes this mierda?  

LMFS wrote:Further details about Tu-22M3M

http://tass.com/defense/1016360

Isos wrote:
Before the iranian revolution russian fighter used to fire on iranian planes. They were best US ally and in one day they became their most evil enemy. Alliances change very quickly.