Panavia Tornado GR4

E41228

close air support aircraft ground-attack aircraft multirole combat aircraft reconnaissance aircraft strike aircraft

The Panavia Tornado GR4 is a British multirole combat aircraft variant known for its precision strike, reconnaissance, and close air support capabilities in modern conflicts.

Aliases (2)

Tornado GR4 ×4
Panavia Tornado GR4 (historical) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	close air support aircraft → ground-attack aircraft → multirole combat aircraft → reconnaissance aircraft → strike aircraft →
aircraftFamily	Panavia Tornado →
avionicsUpgrade	GPS navigation → improved defensive aids suite → new mission computer →
basedOn	Panavia Tornado GR1 →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
crew	2 →
crewComposition	pilot and weapons systems officer →
engineModel	Turbo-Union RB199 →
engineType	turbofan →
enteredServiceWith	Royal Air Force →
feature	advanced avionics upgrade over GR1 → night-attack capability → precision-guided munitions capability → terrain-following radar → variable-sweep wing →
introduced	late 1990s →
manufacturer	Panavia Aircraft GmbH →
numberOfEngines	2 →
operator	Royal Air Force →
originatedAsUpgradeOf	Panavia Tornado GR1 →
primaryMission	deep interdiction → low-level strike → tactical reconnaissance →
retiredFromServiceWith	Royal Air Force →
retirementDate	2019 →
role	close air support → multirole strike → precision strike → reconnaissance →
sensor	Litening targeting pod → reconnaissance pod →
serviceBranch	Royal Air Force Air Command →
successorInRAFService	Eurofighter Typhoon → Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II →
usedInConflict	Gulf War → Iraq War → Libya intervention 2011 → War in Afghanistan → operations against ISIS →
weaponSystem	ALARM anti-radiation missile → Brimstone missile → Mauser BK-27 cannon → Paveway laser-guided bombs → Storm Shadow cruise missile →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
No. 617 Squadron RAF →	aircraftOperated
No. 41 Squadron RAF →	aircraftTested
RAF Marham ("Panavia Tornado GR4 (historical)") →	basedAircraft
Brimstone 2 →	compatibleWith
Royal Air Force aircraft designation system ("Tornado GR4") →	exampleDesignation
Storm Shadow ("Tornado GR4") →	launchPlatform
No. 1 Group RAF ("Tornado GR4") →	notableAircraftType
Brimstone missile ("Tornado GR4") →	platform
Operation Shader →	usesAircraft