Status and Upgrades

 

Mid Life Upgrades (MLU) 



ASSTA1, ASSTA2, UK MLU, ADV (CSP)

After the successful implementation of the ASSTA1 (Avionic System Software Tornado – ADA) Mid Life Upgrade Programme, Italy and Germany decided to further improve the Tornado Weapon System in order to fully cope with the new Operational Requirements.
On the basis of the ASSTA1 improvements, which were implemented until year 2000 shown below, the ASSTA2-package will be installed up until the end of 2007.

 

ASSTA 1



• Mil-Bus 1760

• Main Computer (EnMC + ADA SW)

• HARM (IIIA)

• GPS 1 LINS

• LDP

• Microwave Landing System (MLS)

 

ASSTA 2



• DSU

• TDASS

• TAURUS / Storm Shadow

• Iris-T

• GBU 24 / JDAM

• GBU 38 

• DVRSD

 

 

UK MLU (IDS to GR4)



• FLIR + NVG

• TIALD

• Enhanced Stores Management System

• GPS

• TARDIS

• Video Recording

 

ADV (CSP)



• AMRAAM  (UK only) / ASRAAM

• Improvement of Foxhunter Radar

• JTIDS

• EnMC

• GPS/LINS

• SIFF

 

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