Tupolev Rolls Out Modernized Tu-22M3M Bomber

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. The latest iteration of the Tu-22M Backfire family, the aircraft is expected to make its first flight in September. UAC reports that after factory trials it will...

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