Tornado ECR Mid Life Update MM.7019

The ECR operated by the Italian Aeronautica Militare is not identical to that operated by the German Luftwaffe, it lacks the built in reconnaissance equipment. The MLU includes update to avionics, the key external difference are the ILS type aerials on the side of the fin (much like those fitted to RAF GR aircraft) and removal of the conical aerial from the spine. Note the two aerials in front of the cockpit.

© James Vaitkevicius

Images above © James Vaitkevicius, images below © Nathan Robinson