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Old 14th Jan 2007, 15:19
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UK Tornado force pushes NTISR

This from Janes.

UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Panavia Tornado GR.4 reconnaissance/attack aircraft are now in the forefront of developing non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (NTISR) tactics during missions to support coalition troops.

US and UK aircraft operating over Iraq are using their electro-optical targeting pods to improve situational awareness for ground troops and detect insurgent threats. The changing nature of the counter-insurgency campaign has forced coalition air forces in Iraq to evolve their operations and push non-kinetic effects to the fore, according to RAF officers.
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