Tu-22M3: News

SM-3 Block II is able to cintercept Kinzhal, Kh-32, Tsirkon class missiles? Is the missile able to intercept targets only outside the atmosphere?

SM-6 meringue is very difficult to capture Ch 22/35, Kinzhal/Tsirkon. The missiles fly much higher than the ceiling of the SM-6. The only chance of interception is in the terminal phase before the target.

Τhe video also says that Tu-22M3M will become part of the nuclear tiad. Probably they mean with the new Kh-50 cruise missile

Now they have working scramjet motors and flying hypersonic missiles in operational service I rather suspect they will soon developing much longer ranged missiles with much better performance that are smaller and lighter than the Kh-32 rocket propelled missile.

They should integrate the Kinzhal into it. Replace the Kh-32 with the Kinzhal.

Kinzhal is probably only 50% lighter than the Kh-32 and uses solid rocket technology.

Right now carrying three Kh-32 is probably good enough, but the potential for carrying large missiles makes the Backfire useful, but they have MiG-31K for the Kinzhal, for which it is optimised. I would say the Tu-22M3M with the family members of Club but without the export restrictions makes rather more sense.

The mach 3 rocket propelled Club uses a turbofan engine for long range subsonic flight... in the export model it is limited to about 250km because the missile is limited to 300km range in total.

I would say a Club with a new rocket payload and 1,500km range of flight would be rather interesting.

But the new missiles they are working on should be plenty... scramjet propulsion on its own will revolutionise how Russian planes destroy western targets.

It is basically a one of a kind weapon, it uses an engine nothing else uses, it requires handling of toxic hypergolic fuel at air bases. And it is slower and has less range than the Kinzhal.

Most modern high energy fuels are going to be nasty.

It is an operational in service weapon that is probably amongst the most effective their navy currently operates.

I would say an air launched version of Zircon would make more sense... being much lighter and faster and with equivalent range from a Backfire.

SM-3 Block II is able to cintercept Kinzhal, Kh-32, Tsirkon class missiles?

If Patriot PAC-3 can't do it then SM-3 probably wont either... these missiles were designed with such defences expected and are designed to evade defences as much as to hit targets.

Is the missile able to intercept targets only outside the atmosphere?

AFAIK it is designed to hit ballistic targets that are just going fast. It is not designed to hit a target that is actively trying to evade its interception.