Tupolev to roll out Tu-22M3M on Aug. 16

Tupolev has just announced that it will roll out the first modified Tu-22M3M strategic bomber on Aug. 16.

By Dmitry Terekhov from Odintsovo, Russian Federation (TU-22M3) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

CEO Alexander Konyukhov told TASS that besides having a new set of avionics, the bomber’s lifespan has been extended by 40 to 50 years.