| 1967 | |
| 19-08-67 | Multi Role Aircraft for 1975 (MRA 75) Joint Working Group formed comprised of Belgium, Netherlands, Germany & Italy. Canada joined later. |
| 1968 | |
| 06/68 | BAC Warton demonstrate the effectiveness of a teflon bearing within a wing pivot |
| 01-07-68 | Britain joined the MRA 75 Joint Working Group. |
| 17/07/68 | Conceptional Phase Memorandum of understanding signed (Phase 1) |
| 25/10/68 | Initial Statement of Work produced/ |
| 15/12/68 | Initial Management Organisation formed |
| 19-12-68 | Joint Working Group issues first statement of work. |
| 1969 | |
| 02/69 | Individual property rights and sharing of confidential information rules implemented. |
| 14-03-69 | Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) configuration adopted, PA100 single seat aircraft and PA200 dual seat aircraft.
Baseline configuration set for the RB199. |
| 26-03-69 | Panavia GmbH formed. |
| 14/05/069 | 2nd Memorandum of Understanding signed. |
| 01-06-69 | Turbo Union formed. |
| 07-69 | Netherlands back out of Panavia. |
| 04-09-69 | RB199-34R chosen as power plant. |
| 28-08-69 | Avionica systems formed. |
| 09-69 | NAMMA formed. |
| 10/10/69 | 4th MoU Signed |
| 1970 | |
| 28-02-70 | Work share provisions finalised. |
| 04-70 | Project definition completed. Definition Phase Final Report Generated |
| 22-07-70 | 5th Memorandum of Understanding signed for nine flying prototypes and one static test airframe. |
| 1971 | |
| 27-09-71 | RB199 run on test bed. |
| 10-71 | Texas Instruments contracted to provide radar for IDS. |
| 1972 | |
| 11-72 | First airframe assembly begins. |
| 1973 | |
| 15-03-73 | 6th Memorandum of understanding signed for six pre series airframes. |
| 19-04-73 | Vulcan engine test bed flies. |
| 1974 | |
| 08-04-74 | Prototype P01 rolled out at Manching. |
| 14-08-74 | Prototype P01 flies. |
| 21-08-74 | Prototype P01 second flight. |
| 09-74 | MRCA renamed Tornado. |
| 11/10/74 | 7th, 8th & 9th Memorandums of Understanding signed |
| 30-10-74 | Prototype P02 flies. |
| 11-74 | Buccaneers begin testing avionics. |
| 1975 | |
| 07-75 | First in flight re-fuelling. |
| 05-08-75 | Prototype P03 flies. |
| 02-09-75 | Prototype P04 flies. |
| 26-11-75 | First flight off Tornado with non Panavia pilot. |
| 05-12-75 | Prototype P05 flies. |
| 20-12-75 | Prototype P06 flies. |
| 1976 | |
| 29-07-76 | Batch 1 production order placed. |
| 01-76 | Prototype P05 crashed on landing at Caselle. |
| 30-03-76 | Prototype P07 flies. |
| 15-07-76 | Prototype P08 flies. |
| 04-10-76 | Prototype P03 aquaplaned off the runway at Warton. |
| 1977 | |
| 05-02-77 | Prototype P09 & Pre series P11 fly. |
| 14-03-77 | Pre series P12 flies. |
| 05/77 | Batch two signed off |
| 1978 | |
| 10-01-78 | Pre series P13 flies. |
| 24-11-78 | Pre series P15 flies. |
| 1979 | |
| 08-01-79 | Pre series P14 flies. |
| 26-03-79 | Pre series P16 flies. |
| 12-06-79 | Prototype P08 crashes into the Irish Sea with the loss of the crew, Russ Pengelly and Sqn Ldr John Gray |
| 09-08-79 | F.2 ZA254 flies, David Eagles and Roy Kennard |
| 1980 | |
| 01/07/80 | TTTE receives its first British Tornado, ZA320, crewed by Paul Millett and Ollie Heath |
| 18/07/80 | F.2 ZA267 flies |
| 18/11/80 | F.2 ZA283 flies |
| 02/09/80 | TTTE receives its first German Tornado, 43+05 |
| 1981 | |
| 05/01/81 | TTTE starts it first conversion course |
| 29/01/81 | TTTE formally opened |
| 05/08/81 | Order for 18 F.2 airframes ordered within Batch 4 |
| 29/06/81 | TWCU receives its first Tornado, ZA542 |
| 05/08/81 | Batch three signed off |
| 09/11/81 | WaKo receives its first Tornado, 43+28 (German TWCU) |
| 1982 | |
| 06/01/82 | First Tornado delivered to a British front line Squadron, No. 9 formed at Honington, ZA586 |
| 23/04/82 | No. 617 Squadron receives its first Tornado, ZA601 |
| 29/06/82 | No. 27 Squadron receives its first Tornado, ZA609 |
| 20/09/82 | TWCU receives its first Batch 3 Tornado, ZA365 |
| 1983 | |
| 15/07/83 | No. 15 Squadron receives its first Tornado, ZA411 |
| 27/09/83 | No. 9 loses its first Tornado, ZA586 |
| 13/012/83 | No. 16 Squadron receives its first Tornado |
| 10/05/83 | TWCU performs first overseas deployment to Goose Bay, Canada |
| 27/07/83 | JBG31 receives its first Tornado, 43+93 |
| 07/09/83 | TOEU formed at Boscombe Down |
| 1984 | |
| 01/01/84 | TWCU takes on its shadow designation, No. 45 Squadron |
| 05/01/84 | Batch 6 signed off |
| 05/03/84 | First flight of a production F.2, ZD900 |
| 13/06/84 | No. 31 Squadron receives its first Tornado, ZD712 |
| 18/06/84 | 155 Gruppo receives its first Tornado, MM7043 |
| 27/07/84 | JBG32 receives its first Tornado, 44+36 |
| 16/08/84 | No. 17 Squadron receives its first Tornado, ZD742 |
| 01/11/84 | F2 OCU formed at RAF Coningsby |
| 1984 | |
| 11/04/85 | No. 14 Squadron receives its first Tornado, ZD842 |
| 06/05/85 | Sqn Ldr Rod Sargent becomes the first service pilot to reach 1,000 hours |
| 02/09/85 | JBG33 receives its first Tornado, 44+86 |
| 10/10/85 | ZA361 reaches 1,000 hours |
| 10/85 | No. 27 Squadron take first and second place for the LeMay trophy, first and second for the Meyer trophy and second place for the Mathis trophy |
| 20/11/85 | First production F.3 flies, ZE154 |
| 1986 | |
| 28/02/86 | MM55000 reaches 1,000 hours |
| 28/07/86 | First F.3 enters squadron service, ZE159 |
| 11/09/86 | MFG2 receives its first Tornados 45+12, 45+13 |
| 1987 | |
| 01/04/87 | F3 OEU formed at RAF Coningsby,
No. 29 Squadron formed |
| 23/10/87 | JBG34 received its first Tornado, 45+61 |
| 1988 | Flight hours passes 500,000 |
| 01/01/88 | No. 5 Squadron formed at RAF Coningsby |
| 01/07/88 | No. 11 Squadron formed at RAF Leeming |
| 01/11/88 | No. 11 Squadron declared to SACLANT |
| 1989 | |
| 24/05/89 | MFG1 accumulate 50,000 flying hours |
| 21/07/89 | First F.3 loss, ZE833 |
| 1991 | |
| 07/01/91 | First ADV reaches 1,000 hours, ZE252 |
| 05/91 | TTTE clocks up 100,000 hours |
| 1992 | Flight hours passes 1,000,000 |
| 23/11/92 | One million orders processed by NAMMA using NOSECS |
| 1993 | |
| 24/03/93 | Last ADV delivered to Royal Air Force, ZH559 |
| 30/09/93 | No. 27 Squadron stood down ( unit became No. 12 Squadron) |
| 2002 | |
| 17/02/02 | First GR.4 loss |
