The Russian Aerospace Forces are armed with the long-range supersonic missile-carrying bomber Tu-22MZ, designed to engage sea and ground targets with aerial bombs and guided missiles.
It is a deeply modernized variant of the Tu-22M2 with significantly enhanced defensive and combat capabilities, a carrier of nuclear and conventional bombs, aeroballistic and cruise missiles.
The aircraft has a three-point retractable landing gear with a nose strut and a semi-monocoque fuselage. The power plant consists of two NK-25 turbofan engines.
The deeply modernized missile-carrying bomber Tu-22M3M made its first flight on December 28, 2018.
Technical characteristics of the Tu-22M3M:
- Aircraft length — 41.6 m
- Aircraft height — 10 m
- Weight — 124 t
- Engines — 2 TRDDF NK-25 Thrust — 2 x 25000 kgf
- Service ceiling — 13.5 km
- Maximum speed — 2 300 km/h
- Crew — 4 people
- Flight range — 5500 km
Earlier, www1.ru reported that the newest UAV of the "flying wing" type was presented at "Army-2024". The speed of the device is up to 120 km/h, the communication range is 60 km, and the flight duration is up to 4.5 hours.
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