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Summary and Key Points: Russia’s Tu-22M has been forced into a new reality in Ukraine: modern air defenses make “classic” bomber operations inside contested...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Tu-22M3 Backfire, a supersonic bomber feared during the Cold War, has proven to be a disappointment for Russia...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – Russia’s Tu-22M “Backfire,” a supersonic, Soviet-era bomber, is being used as a standoff platform in Ukraine, launching cruise missiles from deep...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The Russian Tu-22M3 “Backfire,” a supersonic, variable-sweep wing bomber, remains a formidable long-range strike platform. -Evolving from the flawed 1960s Tu-22...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – Following Ukraine’s successful “Operation Spiderweb” drone strike on June 1st, which damaged or destroyed numerous strategic aircraft, Russia faces a significant...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points: Russia possesses the world’s largest nuclear arsenal (5,580 warheads) and has repeatedly threatened escalation over the Ukraine war. -While the probability of...
Ukraine War
Key Points – Russia’s Tu-22M3 “Backfire,” a supersonic, variable-sweep wing strategic bomber, has been a key platform for launching cruise missiles (like the Kh-22/Kh-32)...
Ukraine War
Will Putin Respond to Ukraine’s “Spider’s Web” Drone Attack? – Over the weekend, Ukraine launched what may prove to be its most sophisticated drone...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – Ukraine’s daring “Operation Spiderweb” drone strike on June 1st, which reportedly destroyed or damaged up to 40 Russian strategic bombers deep...