Panavia Tornado
Dambusters in depth: The history of 617 Squadron
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters famous raid, in the May 2013 issue of FlyPast, Andrew Thomas examined the heritage of 617 Squadron – arguably the most famous RAF unit of them all
Italian Air Force Panavia Tornados: everything you need to know
The Tornado has been in Italian service for more than 40 years and is set to bow out in 2025. Joe Campion details the type’s story
Boscombe Down Aviation Collection unveil historic Panavia Tornado
FlyPast’s Jamie Ewan reports from the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection as it unveiled another hugely important airframe to its growing fleet – Tornado GR.1 ZA319, the one that led the way...
Exercise Volfa 2022: Inside one of France’s largest ever combat air drills
Nine air powers gathered for the French Air and Space Force-hosted Exercise Volfa 2022. AirForces Monthly reports on the high intensity operations that were carried out during the latest edition of the event
Ukraine calls on Germany to donate 93-strong Tornado fleet
Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrij Melnyk has made a direct plea to Germany to donate its entire ageing fleet of Panavia Tornado IDS/ECR ground attack/strike jets to help in the war with Russia
Cobra Warrior: An exclusive insight into the UK's largest exercise of 2022
Combat Aircraft Journal speak with the various air arms that took part in the RAF-led Exercise Cobra Warrior, a large force employment training event, held across the UK in September
Steadfast Noon – NATO’s nuclear air exercise in times of tension
NATO has been conducting its annual nuclear deterrence exercise called Steadfast Noon involving up to 60 aircraft from 14 countries
How the Italian Air Force celebrated 40 years of the Tornado
Specially painted jets and a ten-ship formation flypast were just two of the highlights at the Italian Air Force’s recent 40 years of the Panavia Tornado celebrations. Marco Rossi travelled to Ghedi Air Base to join the festivities
IN PICTURES: German Tornados make rare low-level appearance in UK
The six German Air Force Tornado ECRs currently deployed to the UK for Exercise Cobra Warrior are also undertaking their own training sorties outside of the aforementioned event.
Allied aircraft flock to UK for Exercise Cobra Warrior
A number of combat aircraft, along with their associated support assets, from multiple nations have been touching down at various locations across the UK for this year’s second attempt at Exercise Cobra Warrior, after the first was cancelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24