Russia Flies First Upgraded Tu-22M3M Bomber

Credit: Tu-22M3: Dmitriy Pichugin
Tupolev has completed its first flight of an upgraded version of Russia’s 41-year-old Tu-22M3 that aims to increase the range and lethality of the bomber and missile carrier. The first flight of the Tu-22M3M on Dec. 28 from the Kazan Aviation Plant comes about two months late, but allows flight...

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