Originally Posted by
Finningley Boy
In what way? they got the all-weather Strike aircraft which is what was primarily what they were looking for? Unless you mean performance wise it could have been better!?
FB
The RAF wanted a bigger aircraft - something to fill the hole from TSR-2, F-111, AFVG . The Germans wanted something with the performance/size of a Jaguar.
Tornado was best compromise between the two.
and then someone thought what a great platform to make an Air Defence fighter.