Originally Posted by
gr4techie
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It's my opinion that Stormshadow and Brimstone are the only reason why Tornado wasn't scrapped years ago.
Oh really? So what was the alternative?
You have missed the point. Tornado carries more than the offensive missiles. Just look at how the deaths and injuries from IES's in Afghanistan dropped when GR4 recce operation with RAPTOR took place. It has been stated that over 60% of all allied intelligence was supplied by the RAF. Some from UAV but the majority by Tornado.