by Stacy Jones on Oct 24, 2011
CCP will add the Minmatar Tornado to the fleet of ships available in EVE Online with the upcoming winter expansion. The ship was originally designed by dreamwalker1 of Deviant Art and will be added as a new tier of battlecruiser.
Not to be outdone, the other EVE factions will also be stepping up and building their own new ships. Each new battlecruiser will be fitted with oversized guns
Source: EVE Online Dev Blog Ship Introduction: The Minmatar Tornado