Panavia Tornado

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The Panavia Tornado is a twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multirole combat aircraft developed jointly by the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy, renowned for its low-level strike and interdiction capabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military aircraft
multirole combat aircraft
twin‑engine jet aircraft
variable‑sweep wing aircraft
armament air‑to‑surface missiles
anti‑radiation missiles
internal cannon
laser‑guided bombs
countryOfOrigin Italy
United Kingdom
West Germany
crew 2
designedFor all‑weather operations
low‑level penetration
nuclear strike capability
developedBy Italy
United Kingdom
West Germany
engineModel Turbo‑Union RB199
linked to: Turbo-Union RB199
engineType turbofan
enteredServiceWith German Air Force
Italian Air Force
Royal Air Force
firstFlight 1974-08-14
introduced 1979
manufacturer Panavia Aircraft GmbH
maxSpeed Mach 2.2
notableFeature swing‑wing design
terrain‑following radar
numberOfEngines 2
operators German Air Force
Italian Air Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Saudi Air Force
primaryRole electronic warfare aircraft
ground‑attack aircraft
interdiction aircraft
reconnaissance aircraft
strike aircraft
programPartners Aeritalia
linked to: Alenia Aeronautica

British Aerospace
MBB
serviceCeiling 50000 ft
status being phased out in some air forces
in service
Tornado ADV air defence variant
Tornado ECR electronic combat/reconnaissance variant
Tornado IDS interdictor/strike variant
usedInConflict Bosnian War
Gulf War
Iraq War
Kosovo War
War in Afghanistan
variant Tornado ADV
Tornado ECR
Tornado IDS
wingConfiguration variable‑sweep

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Mauser BK-27 usedInAircraft Panavia Tornado
subject linked to: Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
Storm Shadow launchPlatform Panavia Tornado
subject linked to: Storm Shadow cruise missile
ASRAAM designedForPlatform Panavia Tornado
Bell X-5 influenced Panavia Tornado
No. 111 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Panavia Tornado F3
subject linked to: RAF No. 111 Squadron
linked to: Panavia Tornado
Operation Granby equipmentUsed Panavia Tornado GR1 aircraft
linked to: Panavia Tornado
Panavia Tornado GR4 basedOn Panavia Tornado GR1
linked to: Panavia Tornado
Panavia Tornado GR4 aircraftFamily Panavia Tornado
Panavia Tornado GR4 originatedAsUpgradeOf Panavia Tornado GR1
linked to: Panavia Tornado
No. 617 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Panavia Tornado GR1
linked to: Panavia Tornado
RAF Honington basedAircraftType Panavia Tornado
Storm Shadow compatibleAircraft Panavia Tornado
Taurus KEPD 350 launchPlatform Panavia Tornado
RAF Strike Command equipment Panavia Tornado GR1
linked to: Panavia Tornado
Royal Saudi Air Force operatesAircraft Panavia Tornado IDS
linked to: Panavia Tornado
Royal Saudi Air Force operatesAircraft Panavia Tornado ADV
linked to: Panavia Tornado
No. 11 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Panavia Tornado F3
linked to: Panavia Tornado
No. 6 Squadron RAF operatedAircraft Panavia Tornado
No. 41 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Panavia Tornado GR1
linked to: Panavia Tornado
No. 29 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Panavia Tornado F3
linked to: Panavia Tornado
No. 3 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Panavia Tornado F3
linked to: Panavia Tornado
No. 2 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Panavia Tornado GR1
linked to: Panavia Tornado
German Air Force uses Panavia Tornado
British Aerospace collaboratedOn Panavia Tornado
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm notableProduct Panavia Tornado (as consortium partner)
linked to: Panavia Tornado
English Electric Lightning successor Panavia Tornado F3
linked to: Panavia Tornado
RAF Coningsby basedAircraftHistorically Panavia Tornado F3
linked to: Panavia Tornado
RAF Coningsby basedAircraftHistorically Panavia Tornado GR1
linked to: Panavia Tornado
RAF Leuchars formerPrimaryAircraft Panavia Tornado F3
linked to: Panavia Tornado
No. 111 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Panavia Tornado F3
subject linked to: No. 111 Squadron
linked to: Panavia Tornado
No. 56 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Panavia Tornado F3
linked to: Panavia Tornado
Tornado F3 airframeBasedOn Panavia Tornado
Tornado F3 variantOf Panavia Tornado ADV
linked to: Panavia Tornado
No. 54 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Panavia Tornado GR1
linked to: Panavia Tornado
No. 14 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Panavia Tornado GR1
linked to: Panavia Tornado
No. 12 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Panavia Tornado GR1
linked to: Panavia Tornado
Turbo-Union RB199 usedInAircraft Panavia Tornado
Turbo-Union RB199 primaryUserAircraft Panavia Tornado
Turbo-Union RB199 designedForAircraft Panavia Tornado IDS
linked to: Panavia Tornado
Turbo-Union RB199 designedForAircraft Panavia Tornado ECR
linked to: Panavia Tornado
Turbo-Union RB199 designedForAircraft Panavia Tornado ADV
linked to: Panavia Tornado
Turbo-Union RB199 notableOperatorAircraft Royal Air Force Tornado
linked to: Panavia Tornado
Turbo-Union RB199 notableOperatorAircraft Luftwaffe Tornado
linked to: Panavia Tornado
Turbo-Union RB199 notableOperatorAircraft Aeronautica Militare Tornado
linked to: Panavia Tornado
Turbo-Union RB199 notableOperatorAircraft Royal Saudi Air Force Tornado
linked to: Panavia Tornado
ALARM launchPlatform Panavia Tornado GR1
subject linked to: ALARM anti-radiation missile
linked to: Panavia Tornado
Panavia Aircraft GmbH product Panavia Tornado
Panavia Aircraft GmbH notableWork Panavia Tornado
Panavia Aircraft GmbH developed Panavia Tornado