The multirole Tornado is a twin-engine combat aircraft with a variable-sweep wing. This type of aircraft is the result of a joint development task completed by British, German and Italian organizations. Although during its life time it is often employed for several purposes (ground attack, electronic combat/reconnaissance, interceptor), its primary role has always been to execute low-altitude penetrating strike missions. Tornado can load and use a powerful and varied set of offensive tools. The Tornado baptism of fire took place in 1991 throughout the Gulf War. The British Royal Air Force Tornado Gr. 1s, deployed on Bahrain and Saudi Arabia air
bases, were important during “Operation Granby”.
