Footage of a flight of a long-range strategic missile carrier Tu-22M3 has appeared online. The crew was in the area of the Belaya military airbase in the Irkutsk region, the Telegram channel "Informant" reported.
In the video, you can see that a Kh-22 cruise missile is placed under the wing of the bomber.
The range of the modernized version of the Tu-22M3M with a refueling boom using the hose-cone system can reach 8000 km.
A feature of combat vehicles is the ability to use 4-Mach Kh-22 cruise missiles from low-altitude modes, which significantly reduces the temporary "window" for tying tracks by radar systems of anti-aircraft missile systems of the enemy.
Technical characteristics of Tu-22M3:
- Aircraft length — 41.6 m
- Aircraft height — 10 m
- Weight — 124 t
- Engines — 2 TRDDF NK-25
- Thrust — 2 x 25000 kgf
- Practical ceiling — 13.5 km
- Maximum speed — 2300 km/h
- Crew — 4 people
Earlier www1.ru reported that Rostec showed all domestic engines for advanced helicopters and airplanes.