Tupolev TU-22M Backfire

Origin

Russia

Type

medium strategic bomber and maritime reconnaissance/attack aircraft

Max Speed

1,147 kt / 1,321 mph

Max Range

4,000 km / 2,485 miles

Dimensions

span 34.30 m / 112 ft 6.5 in length 39.60 m / 129 ft 11 in height 10.80 m / 35 ft 5.25 in

Weight

max. take-off 130,000 kg / 286,596 lb

Powerplant

two 20000-kg (44,092-lb) afterburning thrust turbofans of unknown designation

Armament

two 23-mm GSh-23 two-barrel cannon in a radar-controlled tail barbette; provision for 12000 kg (26,455 Ib) of disposable stores, including nuclear weapons and free-fall bombs carried internally, or two AS-4 'Kitchen' missiles carried under the wings, or one AS-4 'Kitchen' missile carried semi-recessed into the lower fuselage, or up to three AS-6

Operators:

India, Russia, Ukraine