Ukrainian Su-24s Fitted with British Tornado Weapon Pylons to Fire Storm Shadow Missiles

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06:41 AM, July 3, 2023
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Ukrainian Su-24s Fitted with British Tornado Weapon Pylons to Fire Storm Shadow Missiles

Ukrainian Su-24s Fitted with British Tornado Weapon Pylons @via Twitter

Pylons from British Panavia Tornado combat aircraft are being used on Ukrainian Su-24 tactical bombers, as per a report.

“…the weapons pylon adapter for the Ukrainian Su-24 Storm Shadow has been borrowed from an out-of-service RAF Tornado,” OSINTtechnical posted on Twitter. “Yes, there are (parts of) RAF Tornadoes launching Storm Shadow over Ukraine.”

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Ukrainian Su-24s are apparently using Tornado pylons from British Tornado jets to launch Storm Shadow cruise missiles to destroy stationary Russian targets.

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