Swedish Air Force intercepts Russian Tu-22M3 bombers over Baltic Sea
The Swedish Air Force scrambled two JAS 39 Gripen fighters on April 20, 2026, to identify a formation…
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Topics related to the Tupolev Tu-22M3, a supersonic, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the Soviet Union.
Tupolev Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashes in southern Russia
A Tupolev Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed early on April 19, 2024, in southern Russia’s Stavropol region after completing…
Drone attack targets Russian air base, damages strategic bomber
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) targeted a Russian air base in the Novgorod region. The incident occurred at…
Reports show Russia preparing 3-ton bomb to drop on Mariupol
Unconfirmed photographs shared by users on Telegram on April 6, 2022, show a Soviet-made bomb, the FAB-3000, next…
Rafales intercept Russian bomber shadowing French carrier
French Chief of the Defense Staff announced the interception of several Russian aircraft that were shadowing aircraft carrier…
Tupolev Tu-22M3 bomber crashes during “snow squall” [Video]
A Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 bomber crashed on January 22, 2019, while landing at Olenya base near Murmansk, in…
Accidental ejection from Tu-22M3 bomber leaves 3 people dead
Three crewmembers of a Tu-22M3 bomber were killed when their ejection seat accidentally triggered while on the ground…
Russia tests new hypersonic anti-ship missile for Tu-22M3M bomber
Already feared as a carrier-killer during the Cold War because of its Kh-22 missile, the latest iteration of…