The Tornado—developed as a multinational partnership between the United Kingdom, West Germany, and Italy—proved itself to be a highly adaptable platform, fit for a wide range of combat roles. The most ...

We sit down to hear firsthand stories from RAF legend Tim Davies about flying the Panavia Tornado GR4. His experiences give rare insight into deep strike missions and life inside the cockpit. Like ...

The Royal Air Force has just released some stunning shots of the three special-colored “Tonka” jets that celebrate nearly 40 years of service of the type. On Mar. 31, 2019, the Royal Air Force will ...

50 years ago, the Panavia Tornado took to the skies for the first time, inaugurating a long, action-packed and impressive career, including 42 years of service with the Italian Aeronautica Militare.

LONDON – The U.K. is planning to invest in a helmet-mounted cueing system for its Panavia Tornado GR4 fighter bombers, even though they are due to exit service in four years. The British defense ...

Panavia Tornado: A History – Given the sky-high cost of advanced aircraft development in the 21st century, multinational collaboration is quite common – yet it largely began in the late 1960s with the ...

Panavia Tornado GR4 ground-attack aircraft have made a "seamless transition" in replacing the UK's BAE Systems Harrier GR9As on operations in Afghanistan, the Royal Air Force says. Eight GR4s began ...

Developed at the height of the Cold War, the Panavia Tornado IDS (Interdictor/Strike) is one of the most important strike fighters in European military aviation history. Born from an ambitious ...

Steps to prepare the UK Royal Air Force's Panavia Tornado GR4 strike aircraft to deploy Raytheon Systems' Paveway IV precision-guided bomb have reached an advanced stage, with BAE Systems having ...

The Tornado was jointly developed by the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy, and first flew on the 4th August 1974. A total of 992 Aircraft were built with productions finishing in 1999. As well as the ...