The Tornado ADV (air defence variant) was an interceptor variant of the Tornado, developed for the RAF (designated Tornado F2 or F3) and also operated by Saudi Arabia and Italy.

The F3 entered service in the mid-1980s, while other RAF fighters were progressively phased out. By 1990 the RAF was equipped with eight fighter squadrons: five F3 squadrons and a single …

2021年11月4日 · When the Gulf Crisis of 1990 was triggered by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the Royal Air Force RAF responded by sending Tornado F3 fighters to Saudi Arabia to help …

The Tornado multirole aircraft is operational in five different forms: Tornado GR 1 interdictor strike aircraft for close air support; counter air attack and defence suppression; GR 1A tactical …

2015年3月6日 · Never deployed to RAF Germany, the Tornado F3 was based at RAF Coningsby, RAF Leeming and RAF Leuchars in the UK in addition to RAF Mount Pleasant in the Falkland …

2019年3月8日 · The air-defence version was later modernised to the improved F3 standard, with operations of this type – latterly armed with Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAM and MBDA …

The Tornado F3 is a two-crew, variable geometry wing aircraft powered by two RB-199 Mk104 afterburning turbofans, fitted with thrust reversers for STOL (Short Take-off and Landing) …

Squadron Prints Ltd, the well-known Arbroath based Aviation Art Company are launching a tribute book to the Tornado F3 – an aircraft that, in a quarter of a century of service, has constantly...

The main differences between the Tornado ADV (F.2 and F.3 in RAF service) and the Tornado IDS (Interdictor Strike - or GR.1 / GR.4 in RAF service) include a greater sweep angle on the …

The F3 is the RAF designation for the Tornado ADV (Air Defence Variant) designed for long-range interception and air defence in all weathers by day or night. The F3 can engage and destroy …