Panavia Tornado GR4
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Panavia Tornado GR4 canonical | 14 |
| Tornado GR4 | 5 |
| Panavia Tornado GR4 (historical) | 1 |
| Panavia Tornado GR4 (historically) | 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
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
F-35B Lightning II ⓘ
surface form:
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II
|
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Libya intervention 2011
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
operations against ISIS ⓘ |
| weaponSystem |
ALARM anti-radiation missile
ⓘ
Brimstone missile ⓘ Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon ⓘ
surface form:
Mauser BK-27 cannon
Paveway series guided bombs ⓘ
surface form:
Paveway laser-guided bombs
Storm Shadow cruise missile ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tornado GR4
subject surface form:
Storm Shadow
this entity surface form:
Tornado GR4
subject surface form:
RAF Marham
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado GR4 (historical)
this entity surface form:
Tornado GR4
this entity surface form:
Tornado GR4
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado GR4 (historically)
subject surface form:
ALARM
this entity surface form:
Tornado GR4
subject surface form:
No. 2 Squadron RAF