Tu-22M3
Long-range / maritime bomber
Supersonic variable-geometry bomber for long-range strike and maritime attack. Carries Kh-22/Kh-32 anti-ship missiles and Kh-15. Used for conventional deep strike; a serious threat to naval forces and fixed targets within the theatre.
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- Length × wingspan × height
- 42.46 × 34.28 m (wings spread 20°) × 11.05 m
- Max. take-off weight
- 126,000 kg
- Empty weight
- 58,000 kg
- Dimension source
- Wikipedia; WEG (ODIN)
General
- Role
- Theatre/maritime strike bomber
- Crew
- 4
- Max speed
- Mach 1.88
- Ceiling
- 43,600 ft
- Combat radius
- ≈ 1,296 NM
- Base
- Shaikovka, Belaya, Olenya
Armament
- Anti-ship
- Kh-22 / Kh-32 (≈ 324+ NM)
- Air-ground
- Kh-15, free-fall bombs
- Load
- ≈ 21,000 kg
Threat
- Primary threat
- High-speed anti-ship missiles, deep strike
- Countermeasure
- Fleet air defence, intercept launch box
- Threat level
- High — strategic in the maritime role
- Production
- No series production of new airframes; the fleet is kept flying through repair and modernisation, so every write-off is permanent — source: HUR via UNIAN (23 Oct 2026) and Euromaidan Press, RU Mil Tracker e-20261027-06; not independently confirmed
News archive 4
Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.
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Ukrainian intelligence: Russia can probably add 10–15 Su-34s a year, but builds no new Tu-95s, Tu-22M3s or Su-24s
In a reply published by the Ukrainian news agency UNIAN on 23 October, Ukraine's military intelligence agency HUR said Russian aircraft plants still produce modern fighter-bombers and fighters, enough to partly cover losses. Older bombers are different: Russia has no serial production of new Tu-95s, Tu-22M3s or Su-24s and keeps them flying through repairs a…
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Russia strikes Ukraine overnight 16–17 October with Iskander-M/KN-23, Kh-22/32, Kalibr and 332 drones; no ballistic or Kh-22/32 missiles reported intercepted
On the night of 16–17 October Russia carried out a combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine, according to Ukraine's Air Force as reported by Ukrainska Pravda. It used Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, Kh-22/32 cruise missiles, four sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles and 332 Shahed (31 jet-powered) and Gerbera attack drones, plus S-8000 Banderol dron…
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Satellite Images Reveal russian Tu-160Ms Being Armed with Kh-101 Missiles at Engels and Tu-95MS, Tu-22M3 Bomber Deployments at Olenya (Defense Express)
Defense Express reports on new satellite imagery published by the monitoring site AviVector showing Tu-160M strategic bombers being loaded with Kh-101 cruise missiles at Engels airbase. According to the outlet, the images suggest Russia brings its bombers to Engels one at a time and arms them with cruise missiles in the same sequence, so that the intervals…
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Sanctions Push Russia's Aviation Industry Into Crisis, Forcing Rostec Restructuring
Ukrainian defense-news outlet Defense Express reports, citing Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU), that Western sanctions have pushed Russia's aviation industry into a structural crisis. Since 2022, sanctions have cut Russia off from Western engines, avionics, precision components and maintenance support, driving what the report describes as growi…