Tupolev TU-22 Blinder

Origin

Russia

Type

supersonic stand-off missile carrier

Max Speed

802 kt / 924 mph

Max Range

3100 km / 1,926 miles

Dimensions

span 23.75 m / 77 ft 11 in length 40.53 m / 132 ft 11.7 in height 10.67 m / 35 ft 0 in

Weight

empty 40,000 kg / 88,185 lb max. take-off 84,000 kg / 185,188 lb

Powerplant

two 16000-kg (35,273-lb) afterburning thrust Koliesov VD-7M turbojets

Armament

one 23-mm NR-23 cannon in radar-controlled tail turret, plus one AS-4 'Kitchen' stand-off missile recessed into the weapons bay

Operators:

Libya, Ukraine