The Panavia Tornado ECR, for Electronic Combat and Reconnaissance, is the specialised Tornado variant built to find and suppress enemy air defences. It keeps the IDS airframe but uses the gun bays and wing roots for an emitter location system that detects, locates and classifies hostile radars, and it carries AGM-88 HARM anti-radiation missiles to attack them, with a forward looking infrared sensor for flying at night and in bad weather. Only Germany and Italy operate it. The Luftwaffe's 35 aircraft were built new and first delivered on 21 May 1990, while Italy received 16 converted IDS aircraft, so 51 ECR aircraft exist in total. The German version carries no cannon, and the Italian aircraft use RecceLite reconnaissance pods.
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The Tornado was developed and built by Panavia Aircraft GmbH, a tri-national consortium consisting of British Aerospace (previously British Aircraft Corporation), MBB of West Germany, and Aeritalia of Italy.
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The formulation of the German requirement was dated in the early Eighties, and resulted in a Luftwaffe order for 35 new build aircraft in 1986.
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1. GlobalSecurity.org: Tornado Electronic Combat Reconnaissance (ECR)
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is a Tornado strike aircraft modified to carry the HARM
2. Panavia Tornado (Wikipedia)
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It was first delivered on 21 May 1990.
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The Tornado was developed and built by Panavia Aircraft GmbH, a tri-national consortium consisting of British Aerospace (previously British Aircraft Corporation), MBB of West Germany, and Aeritalia of Italy.
Derived From: Panavia Tornado, Variants, Tornado ECR
Operated by Germany and Italy, the ECR (Electronic Combat / Reconnaissance) is a Tornado variant devoted to Suppression of Enemy Air Defences missions.
In Group: Jet Fighters and Interceptors, Variants, Tornado ECR
Operated by Germany and Italy, the ECR (Electronic Combat / Reconnaissance) is a Tornado variant devoted to Suppression of Enemy Air Defences missions.
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Operated by Germany and Italy, the ECR (Electronic Combat / Reconnaissance) is a Tornado variant devoted to Suppression of Enemy Air Defences missions.
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Tornado is powered by two RB 199 three-spool re-heated turbofan engines
4. Panavia Aircraft GmbH: Variants (Panavia Aircraft GmbH)
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51 Tornado ECR aircraft were produced as follows:
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