A Russian air force Tupolev Tu-22M falls to the ground in flames. Via social media. The Ukrainian government claimed it shot down one of the Russian air force Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire bombers on ...

Tu-22M: Birth of the Backfire Bomber “Backfire,” of course, is not the Russkies’ nickname for the warbird, but rather the NATO reporting name for the Tupolev Tu-22M ( Туполев Ту-22М ).

Russian Tupolev Tu-22M supersonic strategic bombers fly above the Kremlin in Moscow, on May 7, 2014. Drone strikes targeting key Russian airbases may come from within Moscow's territory, according ...

They said that the attack drones hit at least 40 aircraft, including Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control planes and Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-22M strategic bombers.

The Tupolev Tu-22M is a twin-engine supersonic bomber designed in the 1970s that was code named Backfire by NATO. It has a shorter range compared with the Tu-95, ...

The Tupolev Tu-22M was conceived in the 1960s as an effort to replace the unique, but deeply flawed, Tu-22 maritime strike bomber.The project was an undisputed success, with the Tu-22M offering ...

As Tu-22M3 supersonic bombers blasted the last of ISIS in Syria, Russia announced the new Tu-22M3M fitted with missiles that can soar 130,000 feet and attack 620 miles away.

LONDON—Russia’s Tupolev has rolled out an upgraded version of its Tu-22M ‘Backfire’ supersonic variable geometry strike aircraft. The upgraded aircraft, designated Tu-22M3M, features ...

The Tupolev Tu-22M ‘Backfire’ strategic bomber was designed in the mid-1960s to overcome the powerful air defenses around U.S. aircraft carriers and NATO military bases.

Russia's long-awaited upgrade to the Tupolev Tu-22M, the Tu-22M3M, will roll out on August 16, and bring with it a missile that's a nightmare for the US Navy to defend against, The Diplomat reports.

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Credit: Tu-22M-3: Dmitriy Pichugin MOSCOW—Russia’s Tupolev, a subsidiary of United Aircraft Corporation, rolled out the first modernized Tu-22M3M strategic bomber Aug. 16.