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9 photos of Russia's new Tu-22M3M nuclear bomber - a nightmare for the US and its foremost weapon

Daniel Brown   

9 photos of Russia's new Tu-22M3M nuclear bomber - a nightmare for the US and its foremost weapon
Defense1 min read

Russia Tu-22M3M supersonic strike bomber

United Aircraft Corporation

Tu-22M3M

Russia rolled out its latest upgrade to the Tu-22M3 nuclear bomber, the Tu-22M3M, on Monday.

The upgraded Tu-22M3M focuses on modernizing the avionics, communications, and controls on the Cold War era bomber. But the Tu-22M3M's integration with some of Russia's deadlier missiles, and role as a nuclear-capable maritime strike jet pose a serious challenge.

The new superonic strike bomber can not only carry nuclear weapons, but it also can fire formidable anti-ship weapons and even an air-launched ballistic missile.

It also can carry the KH-32, Russia's latest anti-ship missile that was specifically designed to take out US carrier strike groups.

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