The Tupolev Tu-22M (Russian: Туполев Ту-22М; NATO reporting name: Backfire) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1960s. The bomber was reported as being designated Tu-26 by Western intelligence at one time. [1]

Manufactured by Tupolev, the Tu-22 entered service with Long-Range Aviation and Soviet Naval Aviation in the 1960s. The aircraft was a disappointment, lacking both the speed and range that had been expected. It was also a difficult design to fly and maintain.

Aug 13, 2021 · One of the most recognizable symbols of Russian airpower, the Tu-22M3 has distinguished itself over its three decades of service as an effective and eminently reliable strategic bomber.

Sep 10, 2012 · The Tupolev Tu-22M (also known as Backfire) is a long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by Tupolev for the Soviet Air Force. The cockpit of Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range bomber is equipped with multiple panels. Image courtesy of Vitaly V. Kuzmin.

Tu-22М3 long-range supersonic missile carrier bomber (NATO codification: Backfire) is designed to destroy sea- and ground-based targets by means of guided missiles and aerial bombs. Tu-22M series aircraft are conventionally designed aircraft with a variable-swept low wing.

The Tupolev Tu-22M (Russian: Туполев Ту-22М; NATO reporting name: Backfire) is a supersonic, swing-wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Soviet Union. Significant numbers remain in service with the Russian Air Force.

Powered by four turbojet engines, it had a top speed in level flight of about 900 km (550 miles) per hour, an operating ceiling above 12,500 metres (40,000 feet), and (with in-flight refueling) a combat range of up to 15,000 km (9,000 miles).

The Tu-22M Backfire bomber was developed in the 1960s as a supersonic, variable-sweep-wing bomber for the Soviet air forces and Navy. Equally capable as a strategic bomber or naval strike platform, the Tupolev aircraft provided the power to strike naval targets on the Soviet periphery or, given the right equipment, targets at intercontinental ...

Mar 24, 2011 · Tu-22M-3 'Backfire-C' Improved model with more powerful engines fed by redesigned inlets, a new radar, a rotary launcher in the weapons bay, and a reduction to one 23-mm tail cannon KNOWN COMBAT RECORD:

Carrying either bombs or AS-4/KITCHEN air-to-surface missiles, it is a versatile strike aircraft, believed to be intended for theater attack in Europe and Asia but also potentially capable of intercontinental missions against the United States.