What is Tupolev Tu-22M?
{|{{Infobox aircraft begin |name=Tupolev Tu-22M |image=File:Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire-C RF-94139 49 red (8636209530).jpg |caption='''Tu-22M''' in [[flight]]. }}{{Infobox aircraft type |type=[[Bomber]] |national origin =[[USSR]] |manufacturer= [[Tupolev]]. |first flight= [[1969]] |introduction= [[1972]] |status= Active |primary user= Soviet Air Force. |produced= |number built= 525 |unit cost= }} |} The '''Tupolev Tu-22M''' is a twin-[[turbojet]] [[USSR|Soviet]] [[bomber]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/bomber/tu-22m.htm | title=Tu-22M BACKFIRE (TUPOLEV) - Russian and Soviet Nuclear Forces | access-date=2014-03-24 | archive-date=2015-12-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207002058/http://fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/bomber/tu-22m.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref> == Bibliography == * Frawley, Gerard, ''The international directory of military aircraft 2002/2003'' . London: Aerospace Publication, 2002. {{ISBN|1-875671-55-2}}. * Gaillard, Pierre, ''Avions et hélicoptères militaires d'aujourd'hui'' Paris, France : Larivière éditions, 1999. {{ISBN|2-907051-24-5}}. == References == <references/> {{military-stub}} [[Category:Tupolev aircraft]] [[Category:Soviet military aircraft]]