tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post7333736601280935410..comments2024-02-29T11:45:01.870+01:00Comments on UK Armed Forces Commentary: Finally doing our little bitGabrielehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-30408770562980521812011-05-01T09:26:17.573+02:002011-05-01T09:26:17.573+02:00The Tornado IDS is the correspective of the RAF...The Tornado IDS is the correspective of the RAF's GR4, but there are differences: indicatively, the GR4 is more advanced in terms of avionics and systems installed. The IDS's MidLife upgrade has been a bit less ambitious than the GR1 to GR4 and successive upgrades. Besides, weaponry integration on italian IDSs has been slower: the Storm Shadow was trialed only one or two years ago. <br />And of course there are no Brimstone, but Italy's chosen the US Small Diameter Bomb instead, which is being acquired and integrated. <br />Another difference is that, thanks to the ALARM, any GR4 is capable to do SEAD missions, while Italy employs a specific Tornado variant, the ECR, fitted with radar-locating equipment necessary in order to use the US HARM missile, that contrary to the ALARM requires the launching plane to carry a significant amount of passive radar sensors and other systems.Gabrielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623558391676151582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442909239199162925.post-6656472619807796002011-04-30T22:10:12.304+02:002011-04-30T22:10:12.304+02:00Are the IAF IDS the same as the RAF GR4 or there a...Are the IAF IDS the same as the RAF GR4 or there any major differences?Topmannoreply@blogger.com