Meet the Tu-22M: The first definition of the word “backfire” you will find online is, “(of an internal-combustion engine) to have a loud, premature explosion in the intake manifold.” In this age of ...

LONDON—Russia’s Tupolev has rolled out an upgraded version of its Tu-22M ‘Backfire’ supersonic variable geometry strike aircraft. The upgraded aircraft, designated Tu-22M3M, features updated avionics, ...

A Russian air force Tupolev Tu-22M falls to the ground in flames. The Ukrainian government claimed it shot down one of the Russian air force Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire bombers on Friday, which, if ...

While the Russian invasion of Ukraine has stalled, leaving observers to criticize the effectiveness of Russia’s military apparatus and equipment, Russia is still regarded as a competent designer of ...

Put simply, the Tu-22M can strike almost anywhere, at any time, from beyond the range of Ukrainian defenses. The Russian Armed Forces continue defying the expectations of Western analysts, as they ...

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 ...

There never was a worst time for two of the world’s most potent militaries to play games with one another. With Europe still uncertain about what will happen in Ukraine, and with American and Russian ...

MOSCOW, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Russia has deployed MiG-31K fighter jets with hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and long-range Tupolev Tu-22M strategic bombers to its air base in Syria for naval exercises, ...

Russian Tupolev Tu-22M supersonic strategic bombers fly above the Kremlin in Moscow, on May 7, 2014, during a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade. — YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images Russia has based ...