On Sept. 30, RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft from RAF Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus attacked ISIS positions in northwestern Iraq.
The two planes were flying an armed reconnaissance mission when they were tasked to support Kurdish troops who were under attack from ISIS fighters.
During the second strike, the British “Tonkas” destroyed a “technical” — an armed pick-up truck — with a Brimstone missile.
The Brimstone is a "fire-and-forget" anti-armor missile first fielded in 2008. The missile was used on the RAF’s Harriers during operations over Afghanistan and it became the RAF's weapon of choice during the Air War over Libya.
Optimized for use against fast moving platforms, these small guided missiles feature a warhead of 9 kg and have a range of 7.5 miles. They use a millimeter wave radar seeker with a semi-active laser that enables final guidance to the target through either the launching platform or another plane. They are perfect for destroying a vehicle with very low collateral damage risk and have an accuracy of about 1 – 2 meters.
Brimstone is an extensive redevelopment of the AGM-114 Hellfire and can be used on fast jets, helicopters and UAVs.
You can see the video of the airstrike below.