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
ⓘ
surface form:
Turbo‑Union RB199
|
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith |
German Air Force
ⓘ
Aeronautica Militare ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
Aeronautica Militare ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Air Force
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Saudi Air Force ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
electronic warfare aircraft
ⓘ
ground‑attack aircraft ⓘ interdiction aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ strike aircraft ⓘ |
| programPartners |
Alenia Aeronautica
ⓘ
surface form:
Aeritalia
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 (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| variant |
Tornado ADV
ⓘ
Tornado ECR ⓘ Tornado IDS ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | variable‑sweep ⓘ |
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Panavia Tornado GR1
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado GR1
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado GR1
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado GR1
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Panavia Tornado IDS
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Panavia Tornado ADV
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Panavia Tornado F3
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Panavia Tornado GR1
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Panavia Tornado F3
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Panavia Tornado F3
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Panavia Tornado GR1
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Panavia Tornado (as consortium partner)
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Panavia Tornado F3
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado F3
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado GR1
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado F3
subject surface form:
No. 111 Squadron RAF
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado F3
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado F3
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado ADV
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado GR1
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado GR1
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado GR1
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado IDS
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado ECR
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado ADV
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Royal Air Force Tornado
this entity surface form:
Luftwaffe Tornado
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Aeronautica Militare Tornado
this entity surface form:
Royal Saudi Air Force Tornado
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ALARM
this entity surface form:
Panavia Tornado GR1