Originally Posted by Easy Street
However, a canny member of the Nav union evidently got to the cockpit designers because the IFF panel is in the boot of all UK Tornadoes; the Italian variety has the IFF in the front and therefore (I believe) has a solo clearance!
The GR1 came into service with all 3 nations with the IFF control panel in the front seat. This was so the Germans/Italians could transit/deliver the a/c single-seat.
It was rightly moved to the rear in the GR4 update for the UK. I don't know the current position in the Italian/German fleets.