Tornado IDS

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The Tornado IDS is a ground-attack and strike variant of the Panavia Tornado multirole combat aircraft, optimized for low-level penetration and precision bombing missions.

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Tornado IDS canonical 2

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instanceOf Panavia Tornado variant
attack aircraft variant
ground-attack aircraft
strike aircraft
airframeType twin-engine
variable-sweep wing aircraft
armament air-to-surface missiles
anti-ship missiles
conventional bombs
cruise missiles
internal cannon
laser-guided bombs
conflictParticipatedIn Gulf War NERFINISHED
Kosovo War NERFINISHED
Operation Enduring Freedom NERFINISHED
Operation Iraqi Freedom NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Italy
United Kingdom
West Germany NERFINISHED
crew 2
crewType pilot and navigator/weapons systems officer
designedFor all-weather operations
high-speed penetration
low-altitude flight
developedBy Italy NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
West Germany NERFINISHED
engineType turbofan
enteredServiceWith German Air Force NERFINISHED
Italian Air Force NERFINISHED
Royal Air Force NERFINISHED
hasAvionics navigation/attack system
terrain-following radar
hasFeature afterburning engines
retractable refuelling probe (on some variants)
swing-wing geometry
introduced late 1970s
manufacturer Panavia Aircraft GmbH NERFINISHED
optimizedFor low-level penetration
precision bombing
partOf Panavia Tornado family NERFINISHED
powerplant Turbo-Union RB199 NERFINISHED
primaryMission deep strike
interdiction
suppression of enemy air defences
role close air support
ground attack
interdictor
maritime strike
strike
usedBy German Air Force NERFINISHED
Italian Air Force NERFINISHED
Royal Air Force
Royal Saudi Air Force NERFINISHED

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Panavia Tornado variant Tornado IDS
RSAF uses Tornado IDS
subject surface form: Royal Saudi Air Force