The planned reorganisation of Russian aviation with see the TU-22M3 fleet consolidated at the 6951st Air Base at Shaikovka (2 Regiments) and at 6953rd Air Base at Belaya (2 Regiments). Both these bases will be under the command of the Russian Air Force’s new Long Range Aviation Command. There primary role, together with the TU-95MS and TU-160, will be as part of Russia’s Nuclear forces, primarily equipped with Kh-15, Kh-22 and Kh-55 cruise missiles. 40 TU-22M3s are to be disposed of and a sililar munber mothballed. A sad and quiet demise for the once mighty Naval Aviation whose capabilities were onceof such concern to NATO

Something tells me that even if they are consolidated to ~approx 96 jets – they won’t be forgetting their anti-shipping duties anytime soon.

When is my beloved Tu-22M going to be phased out ?
I really hate the thought of it !

Me too, but around 2030 I would imagine many would be gone.

Point 5
The constant abysmal handling and management of the US Navy is very hard for me to comprehend or handle, and is costing the USN as a whole in my opinion. Its constant and seemingly never ending chopping and changing of what it wants and what it envisions as a threat, to which it expends vast amounts of money and resources, only to cancel or change its mind is both ridicules. Again many would say that the Russian Navy is no threat or challenge to the US Navy (although Putin and his puppet like to promote otherwise!), and of course there is the ever growing and real threat of the open ambitions of the PRC (and its PLAN and PLAAF). The PLA clearly has its own agenda, it is not willing to divulge, but the fact is it is growing and learning in its ability, ambition and capability to design, build and deploy ever growing capable combat ships and submarines, which has been underpinned by the worlds wiliness and want to feed this growing ambition for cash and trading preference. The PRC’s indigenise capability is also growing at an alarming rate. Add to this what the PRC can neither buy or design itself, it has proven very effective in acquiring via very clever and effective espionage.

Regards
Pioneer

A few initial thoughts….

Response 5. The Russian Navy needs, probably, a generation to recapitalise its fleet. It has a handful of competetive submarines at deployment readiness and perhaps 20 surface escorts worthy of the name in a very unbalanced force mix. As an opponent to the USN it is not in the same league. Similarly the PLAN at its current state. They can build a ship in a year and a bit – but you dont build the ‘tradition’ by throwing money at it. They need the experienced operators to work up their ships as proper fighting units. That will come in time, of course, and the Chinese are nothing if not patient but, again, as opponents they do not score highly. The need to run about flapping about some latter day ‘bomber gap’ is decidely not here yet and not really all that close.

The Russian Navy might not have the resources to face the USN away from home ground, but at home, I wish the USN every bit of luck to operate successfully, especially with the Russian Air Force thrown into the mix.

Muthaland!! 😎

MY GOD man, what on earth are you TALKING about!? The T-50 has huge rivets Jutting from its skin! The T-50s underside looks like that space station from star wars! The T-50 Has a Bigger butt than a Sir mixalot video!
Those are the things that make the T-50 Less stealthy.

Your delusions are disturbing.