"Russia Rolls Out Its First Tu-22M3M Upgrade Prototype " Topic
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15 Sep 2018 7:25 a.m. PST
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| Tango01 | 17 Aug 2018 4:13 p.m. PST |
…Strike Bomber "Russia is in the final stages of assembling its new generation of pinpoint accurate supersonic strike bombers, ready for test flights later this month. The Tu-22M3M is a 'deep moderisation' of the Tu-22M3 which Russia's air force has about 100 in service and used extensively in missions over Syria in support of the Assad regime. The new planes can be navigated up to eight times better than the previous generation and target their improved missiles up to 10 times more accurately…."
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| Lion in the Stars | 17 Aug 2018 5:20 p.m. PST |
Still a 60yo airframe, with all the limitations that includes. |
| Tango01 | 18 Aug 2018 2:59 p.m. PST |
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| Thresher01 | 20 Aug 2018 1:24 a.m. PST |
Sometimes old, with modern upgrades, is good enough. Certainly works for us with those ancient B-52s, and aged B-1Bs. |
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