The UK Royal Air Force is set to clear for service this year a new reconnaissance pod and weapons for its upgraded Panavia Tornado GR4s. Meanwhile, a wishlist of further enhancements for the strike ...

Raytheon Systems has completed a test drop of its 226kg (500lb) Paveway IV precision-guided bomb from a Panavia Tornado GR4, ahead of UK forces' deployment of the aircraft type in Afghanistan.

BAE Systems said the metal components were successfully used on board Tornado aircraft that flew from the defence firm's airfield at Warton, Lancashire late last month. The company said its engineers ...

The RAF’s Tornado GR4 flew its last operational mission on Operation ‘Shader’ on 31 January. On 31 January, the RAF conducted its last operational sortie with the Tornado GR4 (pictured: the last of ...

Key capabilities fielded by Britain's Royal Air Force in Afghanistan and highly prized across the NATO-led coalition face uncertain futures once the Tornado GR4 aircraft is retired toward the end of ...

About 150 Royal Air Force airmen from the United Kingdom will be training in Tucson for a month before their deployment to Southwest Asia. The training exercise begins this week and will include the ...

The Royal Air Force is working to accelerate integration of the Paveway IV precision-guided weapon on the Tornado GR4 so the aircraft can have the capability when it deploys to Afghanistan in the ...

The UK showcased ‘100 years of combat airpower’ as it marked two major milestones ahead of the retirement of the Panavia Tornado GR4 strike aircraft. A century of combat aviation was displayed by the ...

Panavia Tornado: A History – Given the sky-high cost of advanced aircraft development in the 21st century, multinational collaboration is quite common – yet it largely began in the late 1960s with the ...