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Specials June 2, 2024

Summer Special 2: NATO Tigermeet

This summer we will do some short articles about airshows, fly-ins, events, museums, military exercises under the title Summer Special. The hosting nation and specific…

Military Aviation News February 5, 2019

THE END OF AN ERA: RAF TORNADO RETURNS FROM OPERATIONS FOR THE LAST TIME

After almost 40 years serving the UK on military operations across the world, iconic RAF Tornado jets have returned home for the last time. First…

Military Aviation News November 8, 2017

German military needs a “fifth-generation” replacement for its Tornado fighter jets

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German military needs a “fifth-generation” replacement for its Tornado fighter jets that is hard to detect on enemy radars and can…

Military Aviation News May 1, 2014

BAE Supporting RAF Tornado aircraft until their retirement

We have agreed with the UK Ministry of Defence a £125 million extension to the support contract provided by us for the RAF’s Tornado GR4…

Military Aviation News January 7, 2014

3D printed metal part flown for first time on UK fighter jet

BAE engineers have created and flown a 3D printed metal part for the first time on-board a Tornado fighter jet, paving the way for using…

Military Aviation News October 4, 2013

Dambusters Final Tour with the Tornado GR4

Seventy years after their most famous mission the Dambusters of 617 Squadron are deploying to Afghanistan for their final operational tour on the Tornado GR4….

Military Aviation News July 11, 2013

End of an era – After more than 30 years of service, the Tornado GR4, ZA402 retired

The aircraft is known at our Warton site as BS069. It is one of a small fleet of GR4s that are flown from Warton as…

General Aviation News May 9, 2013

Alenia Aermacchi: First upgraded Tornado ECR delivered to Italian Air Force

Alenia Aermacchi, in collaboration with BAE Systems and Cassidian, its Panavia consortium partners, has delivered the first upgraded Tornado ECR (Electronic Combat/ Reconnaissance) to the…

Military Aviation News March 11, 2013

Panavia Aircraft GmbH has signed a major contract with NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) to upgrade the Tornado jets in Italy

On 21st February 2013 the MET 27 contract was signed between NETMA, represented by the General Manager, Jesus Prieto Pinillos, and Panavia, represented by the…

Military Aviation News January 16, 2013

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