Panavia Tornado

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Built by a European consortium of British, French and German participants, Panavia, the Tornado is a fighter aircraft with several variants:

  • ADV: Air Defense Version (i.e., air superiority fighter), known as the F2 or F3 in British service
  • IDS: Interdiction-Strike (i.e., fighter-bomber), the GR4 in British service
  • ECR: Electronic Combat and Reconnaissance