WIKIPEDIA THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA JUMP SEARCH WING RUSSIAN AIR FORCE ROLE STRATEGIC BOMBER STRIKE MANUFACTURER FIRST FLIGHT 30 AUGUST INTRODUCTION STATUS IN SERVICE SOVIET AIR FORCES NAVY NUMBER DEVELOPED NATO REPORTING NAME BACKFIRE STRATEGIC MARITIME STRIKE BOMBER TUPOLEV DESIGN BUREAU BELIEVED DESIGNATED THE COLD WAR THE SOVIET AIR FORCE STRATEGIC BOMBING NAVAL AVIATION NUMBERS THE RUSSIAN AS OF DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONAL EXPORT OPERATORS SPECIFICATIONS MEDIA REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS PAINTING DEPICTING LOADING RADUGA ROTARY INCREASINGLY CLEAR AIRCRAFT INADEQUATE ADDITION MAINTENANCE HANDLING PROVED LANDING SPEED GREATER THAN PREVIOUS BOMBERS PITCH UP TAIL TO FLY WORK MAJOR UPDATE THE BUREAU PLANNED ENGINES DESIGN TESTED WIND TUNNELS TRADITIONALLY DESIGNER FIGHTER AIRCRAFT TITANIUM RESPONSE WAS TO CRUISE SPEED MASSIVE RESEARCH ORDER DEVELOP WHOSE EXPERTISE VERSION EVOLUTIONARY DESIGN THUS APPEAL LAID SIMPLICITY GOVERNMENT SCEPTICAL THE NEED DEVELOPMENT OF SOON SAVE FACE REGARDS STAVE ICBM PASS OFF DISCUSSIONS CODE INTERNAL DESIGNATION THE GOVERNMENT DECREED ITSELF US INTELLIGENCE AWARE THE EXISTENCE SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN SHOCK NIKITA KRUSCHEV PREMIER UP TO ADAMANT ICBMS THE CASE CONTEMPORARIES ADVANTAGES COMBINATION SHORT EFFICIENT GOOD HIGH SWING WING DERIVED FEATURES WEAPON SYSTEM USED TO HELP MILITARY THE SOVIET UNION SALT II ARMS CONTROL IMPRESSION MODIFICATION HIDE SOURCES MAKE IT EASIER PRODUCTION DISPUTED THE US STATE DEFENSE DEPARTMENTS TOTALLED RUSSIAN AEROSPACE EXPERT PIOTR SEVEN BELAYA AIRBASE SOUTHEASTERN SHAYKOVKA SOUTHWEST DYAGILEVO RYAZAN SOUTHEAST MOSCOW TRAINING UNIT DELETION CAPABILITY START FUEL CAPACITY LIMITS RANGE BASES SPHERE OF INFLUENCE SOVIET BOMBER AIRCRAFT TOMCAT PROTOTYPES LONG RANGE AVIATION 42ND COMBAT TRAINING CENTRE DYAGILEVO AIR BASE PRACTICE SORTIES DAYS GROUND CREW AIR BASE TYPE THIS WAS HELPED TRAINING GROMOV FLIGHT RESEARCH INSTITUTE KAZAN SOVIET GOVERNMENT TANKS ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS UNVEILED PARTICIPATION WARSAW PACT NAVAL CONDUCTED OPERATIONS MINING PARTS THE BALTIC SEA SIMULATE EXERCISE THE PRESS TV JUNE 1981 INTERCEPTED PHOTOGRAPHED NORWEGIAN FLYING SIMULATED ATTACK NATO CARRIER GROUP EIGHT ONTO TASK FORCES USS ENTERPRISE USS MIDWAY THE NORTH THE TASK THE REACTION THOUGHT EVENT OBSERVATION ATTEMPTS AIR DEFENSE BOUNDARY COMBAT MISSIONS SUPPORT THE SOVIET ARMY ATTEMPT SIEGE CITY OF POLTAVA DROPPING CONVENTIONAL BOMBED ENEMY MATERIAL SIXTEEN COVER SOVIET FORCES PULLING OUT PATHS ACCESS AT NIGHT PREVENT INCOMING IRAN BESIEGED CITY LAST AFGHAN OPERATION JANUARY 1989 SALANG PASS SUFFERED SERVICE MANUFACTURING THE ENGINES PARTICULAR ONE POINT PROSECUTED ALLEGEDLY RUSHING DESIGNS BUREAUCRACY PROVISION SPARE PARTS SERVICING RATE IN AUGUST DISSOLUTION OF THE SOVIET COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION CHECHNYA PERFORMING CONDUCTING PATROLLING THE FIRST TIME THE LOSS RECON AIRCRAFT GEORGIAN 2008 SOUTH OSSETIA WAR CREW MEMBERS CAPTURED VYACHESLAV THE CREW ALEKSANDR MISSING GOOD FRIDAY INTERNATIONAL AIRSPACE SWEDISH FAILED SUPERSONIC SWEDISH AIR FORCE SENT SAAB JAS 39 GRIPEN MARK ISLAND ENTER CAMPAIGN RUSSIA TARGETS CRUISE MISSILES MEDITERRANEAN STRATEGIC BOMBERS THE MORNING OF CONCENTRATED AMMUNITION DAESH EAST SUKHNAH AIRFIELDS IN RUSSIA DETECTED AREAS ARAK OIL PUMPING STATION THE PROVINCE 11 AUGUST 16 AUGUST THE BOMBERS SYRIA HAMEDAN AIRSTRIKES AREA CAPTURE PROBE NOSE COMPANY CUSTOMERS POSSIBLE INDIA REPUBLIC SALES APPARENTLY EXPORTED MIDDLE EAST THREAT PRESENCE SIGNED CONTRACT MARITIME RECONNAISSANCE THE DEAL REPORTS CHINA PURCHASE AGREEMENT DELIVERY THE CHINESE COMPONENTS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGREEMENT MISSILE PLATFORM SPECULATED DENIED NEGOTIATIONS SIAD AIR SHOW SLOVAKIA NINE CRAFT ENTERING LONGER WINGS RULED FUSELAGE COMPLEMENT TWIN THRUST PHANTOM INTAKE LANDING GEAR THE WING GLOVE RATHER MACH ARMED POWERFUL MORE POWER RAMPS SIMILAR GREATER MAXIMUM SWEEP HOUSING RADAR AERODYNAMIC CHANGES TURRET THE AMERICAN NICKNAMED TROIKA RUSSIAN SERVICE TILL RETRACTABLE UPPER THE NOSE AERIAL REFUELING THE PROBE SALT NEGOTIATIONS INTERCONTINENTAL RANGE CONVERTED STANDARD SIDE LOOKING AIRBORNE RADAR ELINT UPGRADED AVIONICS ABILITY PRECISION AIR PRIOR UPGRADE HARDWARE MODERNIZED RUSSIAN NAVAL AVIATION UKRAINIAN DISMANTLED ASSISTANCE THE COOPERATIVE REDUCTION PROGRAM THE DEFENSE UKRAINIAN AIR FORCE UKRAINIAN NAVAL AVIATION UNION SOVIET AIR FORCE SOVIET NAVAL AVIATION ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION 23 MM CANNON REMOTELY CONTROLLED GENERAL PURPOSE BOMB UNDERWING PYLONS DATA GENERAL WEAPON SYSTEMS OFFICER WINGSPAN FT 3 EMPTY WEIGHT LOADED TAKEOFF ROCKET INTERNALLY POWERPLANT KUZNETSOV TURBOFANS MAXIMUM SPEED ALTITUDE COMBAT RADIUS WEAPONS SERVICE CEILING RATE OF CLIMB WING LOADING ARMAMENT HARDPOINTS BOMB BAY PLUS 4 TOTAL OF 10 FREEFALL BOMBS OR 8 MIGHT BE CRUISE MISSILE MAIN ARTICLE AIRCRAFT IN FICTION AVIATION PORTAL RELATED CONFIGURATION ROCKWELL LANCER ARCHIVED THE ORIGINAL ON 31 C CRAIG THE SWINGERS FLIGHTGLOBAL 27 SEPTEMBER DUFFY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN AMBER ISBN BACK