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BAe to upgrade the RAF's Tornado ADVs

London, UK - The upgrade schedules interventions aimed to make the aircraft compatible with new air-to-air weapon systems

British Aerospace will attend to the upgrade of the weapon systems for the Tornado ADV FMk3 medium fighter interceptor which operates currently in the Royal Air Force. Such intervention appears a needed one in the light of the deliveries of a sufficient number of EF-2000 Typhoon fighters able to progressively support and then replace the Tornados themselves. The ADVs use currently the Sky Flash air-to-air...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 110561
Rome, Italy, 12/23/2004 17:08
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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