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MILITARY AIRCRAFT DIRECTORY •35 Interceptor/air superiority ; Salyut AL-31F turbojet 150kN 245kN 15 22.2 4,0001350kt/2.35M- 59,055 8,000 nge max int fuel •39 Strike Shield Interceptor/air superiority i Ufa instrument making Association R-195 turbofan 14.52 15.33 650 950 11 10,000 6000 -54 LigM-attack/Trainer turbofan-powered i Aeroengine Scientific Technical Complex Soyuz R195 turbojet - 44.2kN 9.08 12.3 2,000 890M/1.55M 59,050 nge max internal fuel UPOLEV polev Joint Stock Company, 17 Akademika Tupoleva, Moscow. 111250,Russia, +7(095) 261 2436; fax +7(095)261 0868 95/142 BEAR IE BEAR REMAINS in service with the isian armed forces as both a long-range ke aircraft and a maritime-patrol and recon- ssance platform, some 45 years after the first .totype flew. The Tu-95MS/MS16/MS6 lain a key component of die air force's long ge aviation units. The aircraft are equipped h the Kh-55 (AS-15 Kent) air-launched ise missile. The Bear is intended to be lipped with two Raduga conventional cruise- isile types now in die final stages of develop- nt, the Kh-101 and the Kh-SD. TheTu-142 vVaircraftfirstflewin 1968 and continues to deployed with naval aviation units. The Tu- !MR is a dedicated submarine communica- ns variant of the four-turboprop aircraft. -22M BACKFIRE ONGSIDE THE BEAR, the Tu-22M will itinue to form the backbone of Russia's long- ge strike capability beyond 2010. The latest iant of die Tu-2 2, die Tu-22M3 entered ser- s widi bodi die air force and naval aviation ts in die early to mid-1980s. Vs with the Bear, the Tu-22M is also ear- rked to carry the Kh-SD and Kh-101 cruise jsiles. Tupolev is also working on an avionics 1 systems upgrade for the aircraft, aldiough iding for this project is likely to be problem- ;. A further modification, die Tu-22MR has :n seen at die Ahktubinsk test centre, rhe aircraft carries a semi-recessed pod in i bomb bay and has a large dielectric fairing at i root of die vertical fin along with dielectric •ings on the fuselage. rhe first prototype was lost in an accident, : second model is thought to remain at ktubinsk. The role and number of this type iduced remains a matter of speculation. The Backfire is slated to remain the backbone of Russian strategic aviation for years to come TU-160 BLACKJACK THE FUTURE of the Tu-160 as part of the air force's long range strike force remains in ques tion. Only a token force of five aircraft is believed to be operational at the Engels air force base, and there is pressure from the Russian defence hier archy to withdraw the aircraft from service. The aircraft flew for the first time in 1981, and was intended to provide the air force with a long- range supersonic strike aircraft. Production has amounted to no more than around 40-50 in total, including pre-production and prototype aircraft. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, up to 19 Blackjacks were left in Ukraine. Attempts to recover these aircraft by the Russian air force have come to nought. merplant -142M Bear F Bomber/interdictor x Kuznetsov NK12MV turboprop •160 Blackjack Bomber/interdictor x Samara Trud NK-321 turbofan Jnge unrefuelled; unrefuelled range 12.300km -22M-3 Backfire Bomber/interdictor x Kuznetsov NK 25 turbofan Thrust Span kW/kN dry re-heat m ll,033kW - - 50.04 - 137.3kN245.2kN 35.6 - 245.2kN Length m 49.13 54.1 Max Max range speed km kt 8,285 499 12,300 2.05M Hard points Ceiling Payload ft kg 39,370 49.200 23.3 42.612.0001.88M -43,635 • Crew 7 4 2 Pax Warioad Endurance kg h/min - 40,000 24,000 - Combat radius km 6,400 2,000 2.410 GHT INTERNATIONAL 29 October - 4 November 1997 75
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