Tornado GR4 Aircraft (Hansard, 20 January 1999)

HC Deb 20 January 1999 vol 323 c461W 461W

§ Mr. Hancock
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the forecast service life of Tornado GR4 aircraft airframes. [66170]

§ Mr. Spellar
The Tornado GR4 entered RAF service in 1997. On current plans, the Tornado GR4 fleet will achieve a service life of some 25 years.