TORNADO UP GRADE RESULT:MORE DEADLY

Operated since 1982, the Tornado GR4 aircraft including the elderly. However, its ability to carry nuclear bombs still make the Tornado as an aircraft that is still qualified.
To extend the life of the Tornado GR4 fleet operations until 2025, the UK has launched a program to up grade worth 415 million dollars. Program that has been cultivated since 2008 was undertaken by BAE Systems. The results are expected to have started to be tested in mid 2009.
Program up grade to the RAF Tornado GR4 is actually not the first because of previous similar program has also been carried out in 1998. Program up grade it is applied to the 142 Tornado GR1 aircraft units and cost about two billion dollars to complete work on in 2001.
Combat aircraft that were in operation in the era of the Cold War was actually already has a number of advantages when the up grade in 1998. As a combat capable aircraft in all weather, up grade is applied to the years it has made a Tornado GR4 aircraft guns and a great thanks to proprietary technologies.
These weapons include its flagship, the missile destroyer of tanks or armored Ranpur Brimstone and Storm Shadow, Forward-Looking Infra Red (FLIR) system combined Night Vision Goggle (NVG) so as to detect targets at night operation, the laser guide bombs, devices opponents and specific detection of missiles to antiaircraft guns. While the device is in aavionik up grade includes navigation tools that are integrated with Global Positioning System. (GPS) and electronic devices antiserangan missiles. Tornado technological superiority of arms and then successfully demonstrated when launching combat missions in the Gulf War and Afghanistan War.
Tornado GR4 Programme up grade both conducted in late 2008 and is known as the Litening III program was related to the needs and challenges of the British Air Force Tornado Squadron are still serving in Iraq and Afghanistan began in 2009. Program up grade is applied to the Litening III not only create a more formidable as the Tornado combat aircraft but also once served as reconnaissance aircraft. AU England began to establish bases in Afghanistan when in October 2008, No. Tornado fleet. 32 Sqadron Goldstar, based in Marham Iraq were flown to Afghanistan and then placed there in Operation Herrick.
While carrying out the mission flight from Iraq to Afghanistan, Tornado GR4 pilots AU UK also carried out tests on new devices, especially the up grade kameran advanced digital reconnaissance Reconnaissance Airborne POD Tornado (RAPTOR). Surveillance camera is claimed by BAE Systems as the most sophisticated surveillance camera. Recordings from the camera directly connected with the existing devices on the ground, the Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) so it is very helpful for the progress and strategy of combat ground forces. As surveillance cameras, RAPTOR able to cover a wider range of areas in and the results were very clear picture. To increase or decrease the size can be set leluasan. In addition to the tape smepurna, working ability RAPTOR can last for 8 hours nonstop.
The new model radar mounted in the aircraft cockpit is also a sophisticated radar capable of detecting targets as clearly and accurately thanks to the size of the radar screen of the television screen. New radar is named Tornado Radar Display and Information System (TARDIS). TARDIS detection results directly connected with the weapons operator. Weapon Systems Operators (WSO) so that when tertangkat radar targets to be destroyed, the pilot simply press the firing button. Weapons are also guaranteed to slide right on target because it is guided by a laser that emitted from the device Targeting Pod, which is under the fuselage.
Moreover, the weapons are mounted on the Tornado as a laser guide bombs or missiles Raytheon Paveway IV Helifire as owned by Apache combat helicopters have also been upgraded so that the accuracy bidiknya more accurate. To be sure, up grade to the Tornado GR4 aircraft betl-really make that retirement should be a more lethal weapon.