Editing Interdictor (section)

==Operation==
In the post-war era, the [[RAF]] introduced interdictor variants of their [[English Electric Canberra]] jet bomber, as aircraft were released from the [[strategic bombing]] role as they were replaced by the new [[V bomber]]s. Desiring a more modern aircraft for this role, development of the [[BAC TSR-2]] (from "Tactical Strike and Reconnaissance, Mach 2") began, but this program was later cancelled. The US began development of a similar aircraft around the same time, which emerged as the [[General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark|General Dynamics F-111]]. The failure of the TSR-2 and a desire by other European nations for a similar design led to the Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) program, although operating over shorter ranges in the European theatre which was realised as the [[Panavia Tornado]] Interdictor/Strike (IDS). The Soviet [[Sukhoi Su-24]] emerged in the early 1970s.

In order to safely traverse a heavily defended front line, they flew at very low altitudes (in some cases having to pull up to clear power lines) to use terrain masking to protect them from enemy radar-guided weapons. Flying at low altitude also demands much greater fuel use, and thus interdictor aircraft were generally fairly large.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}