Tornado GR.4

Tornado Gr.4 modeli savas uçagı Italya, Almanya ve Birlesik Krallık ortak çalısması sonucu ortaya çıkmıstır. “State of the art” teknigi, bilinen durumu belirli bir zamanda elde edilen ve bilimsel alanda en üst düzey genel gelisim anlamına gelir. Bu baglam sonucu ortaya çıkan Çift Jet Motorlu, alçak uçus kabiliyeti özelliklerine sahip savas uçagıdır. Tornado serisinin ilk versiyonu olan Tornado Gr.1 “IDS” (Önlemek/Vurmak) Birlesik Krallık tarafından 1979 yılında yapılmıs, 1996 yılında ortak girisim sonucu Tornado’nun gelismis modeli olan Gr.4 modeli üretilmistir. Tornado Gr.4 modelinin üretimi toplam 992 adet olarak 2019 yılında bitirilmistir
 
 
The Tornado Gr.4 arose from a collaborative project between Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom to produce a multi-role high-performance combat aircraft. The primary requirement however was to develop a ‘state of the art’ modern aircraft able to perform low-altitude penetrating strike missions. This need was met by the development of a twin-engine combat aircraft with a variable-sweep wing. The Tornado IDS (Interdictor / strike) was the first version to be released by the British Royal Air Force and designated GR.1. In 1996 the Tornado was upgraded to the Gr.4 standard which was characterized by improved operational capabilities, new avionics systems for navigation and the adoption of new ‘on-board’ technologies. These systems enabled the effective identification and tracking of targets and the weapons management of the newer generation of weapons such as GBU-12 Paveway IV bombs.