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English: A Tornado GR4 aircraft operated by the Royal Air Force, takes off from RAF Marham in Norfolk.

A Raptor Airborne Reconnaissance Pod can be seen fitted beneath the fuselage.

The images received by the pod can be transmitted via a real-time data-link system to image analysts at a ground station, or can be displayed in the cockpit during flight. The imagery can also be recorded for post-flight analysis.

The RAPTOR system can create images of hundreds of separate targets in one sortie; it is capable of autonomous operation against preplanned targets, or it can be re-tasked manually for targets of opportunity or to select a different route to the target.

The stand-off range of the sensors allows the aircraft to remain outside heavily-defended areas, to minimise the aircraft’s exposure to enemy air-defence systems.

  • Organization: RAF
  • Object Name: MAR_09_1243_OUT_UNCLASS_105
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: Tornado, Aircraft, Equipment, Offensive, Weapons, Reconnaissance, RAPTOR
  • Keywords: Squadron, Equipment, Aircraft, Jet, Fighter, Offensive, Tornado, GR4, Raptor Pod, RAF Marham, Raptor, Reconnaissance
  • Country: UK
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Author Cpl Nik Howe
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(Reusing this file)		 Images are downloadable at high resolution, made available at http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk for reuse under the OGL (Open Government License).

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