Return to the Modern Aircraft Index. A German Air Force Tornado takes off for a training mission during Red Flag 20-2 at Nellis AFB. Germany’s struggle to decide on a successor for its aging Tornado fighter aircraft truly is a story that keeps on giving. The first Tornado aircraft were delivered to Germany in June 1979. There are a total of [ 18 ] individual aircraft entries in the Active German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Aircraft (2020) category in the Military Factory. Flag images indicative of country of origin. Germany could acquire F-18 fighter jet to replace its fleet of Tornado. German, British and Italian air forces fly the Tornado air-to-ground and air defense fighter. Pilot Edward Smith had been flying the McDonnell Douglas F-4M as an air defense fighter in Germany when he was selected to retrain as a Tornado pilot in September 1982. PANAVIA in Munich, Germany, is contracted to all three governments to manufacture and deliver the aircraft. BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – Germany confirmed Monday it aims to replace its aging fleet of Tornado fighter-bombers with aircraft from both European manufacturer Airbus and U.S.-based Boeing. Since the 2000s, the Eurofighter has assumed many of the old workhorse’s functions, but some of the 85 remaining Tornados still provide the capability to carry forward-deployed US … The Tornado is a twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multirole combat aircraft, jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Furthermore, the German Air Force has selected the MK82-EP to serve as the warhead of the GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition system, destined for its Tornado … Germany has placed an order for 38 new Tranche 4 Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon fighters for its air force. The German air force plans to replace all 85 Tornados with a new fighter starting in the 2020s. (Bloomberg) -- Germany will order 45 fighter aircraft from Boeing Co. to replace the Luftwaffe’s aging Tornado jets, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Sunday.Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer emailed her U.S. counterpart Mark Esper on Thursday to inform him of the decision, the magazine said, without identifying the source of its information. BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – The Cold War-era Tornado fighter jets of the German Air Force are now worthless to the operational needs of the NATO alliance according to a German defense ministry report. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z).