Typhoon now to be used in air to ground support role ?

Lt Col Mark Kenyon who is the top guy with 2 Lancs tells me about his whizz bang ride as a passenger in a Typhoon with 29(R) Squadron.

This involved the simulated interdiction of a hostile aircraft from the runway at RAF Akrotiri.

" the feeling of speed was tremendous"

"2 Lancs will be relying on such aircraft to support them in the air to ground role in future operations "

?

Air to ground ?

They have a cannon which they cannot and won't use. They have dropped one single laser guided (Paveway) bomb - only with the help of another aircraft to "light" the target.

Are we going to soak the Taliban in air to ground missiles at £350K per throw ?

Very interesting article in Flight about the German experience with Typhooon / Eurofighter here