Panavia Tornado GR4 ZA453 022 of 15(R) Sqn RAF on the apron in the rain at the 2012 Farnborough International Air Show
The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing combat aircraft, which was jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the United Kingdom, and West Germany. There are three primary Tornado variants; the Tornado IDS (interdictor/strike) fighter-bomber, the suppression of enemy air defences Tornado ECR (electronic combat/reconnaissance) and the Tornado ADV (air defence variant) interceptor aircraft. The Tornado operators have chosen to undertake various life extension and upgrade programmes in order to keep their Tornado fleets as viable frontline aircraft for the foreseeable future. The RAF and RSAF have upgraded their Tornados to the GR4 standard to increase combat effectiveness. With these upgrades it is projected that the Tornado will be in service until 2025, more than 50 years after the first prototype took flight.
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Location: Farnborough, Hampshire United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Niall Ferguson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 15, 022, 2012, air, aircraft, farnborough, gr4, international, jet, panavia, raf, show, sqn, tornado, za453
