In the United States, they called the main danger to American aircraft carriers.

Despite the fact that the Kinzhal aviation missile system is positioned by the Russian military as one of the most ideal means for destroying enemy aircraft carriers, the United States believes that the Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber-missile carrier is the real "killer" of aircraft carriers.

The National Interest emphasizes that, despite its age, this bomber has an exquisite set of weapons in order to destroy almost any aircraft carrier in US service, and this applies to both Soviet cruise missiles and hypersonic missiles. X-47M2, which, in the future, should begin to be installed on these aircraft.

Experts note that the statement from American specialists was quite unexpected, since a few weeks ago the Russian Tu-22M3 was called useless toys that did not pose any danger.

In the near future, about 22 aircraft are expected to be upgraded to the level of the Tu-3M30M, a more promising version of this bomber-missile carrier, which will significantly increase Russia's military potential.