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...

“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?  

Under what possible scenario would Russia strike Iran? Suspect

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.

Tsavo Lion wrote:
I don't get it: why they call the Tu-22M3M "strategic" if it doesn't have the range to reach N. America w/o refueling, & while it doesn't have IRP installed as per SALT?