2014年5月14日，阿富汗坎大哈空军基地，英国空军第2中队的“狂风”GR4 战术侦察机挂载 RAPTOR 侦察吊舱执行完任务后返回基地，地勤正在引导停机，第2中队是目前唯一装备“狂风”GR4 和 GR4A 侦察机的英国空军中队。（A Tornado GR4 from 2(AC) Sqn arriving back at Kandahar Airbase, Afghanistan, after a sortie with a Reconnaissance Airborne Pod for Tornado (RAPTOR).Reconnaissance Airborne Pod for Tornado, RAPTOR, which is built by the Goodrich Corporation, is a new stand-off electro-optical and infrared (IR), long-range oblique-photography pod fitted to the Tornado GR4. 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.）

2004年3月8日，苏格兰西部，英国空军第13中队两架“狂风”GR4战斗轰炸机编队训练，GR4是GR1的中期寿命改进型，引入了新型航电设备并改进机载热成像和激光照射器系统，使GR4可以投放“风暴之影”巡航导弹和“宝石路”激光制导炸弹。（Two Tornado GR4 13 Squadron Royal Air Force based at RAF Marham are pictured flying over Western Scotland.）