Originally Posted by
Meester proach
I’m not surprised they didn’t have time to get a display authorisation for more.....I am surprised the thing is delivered and goes pretty much straight to front line. Doesn’t the typhoon have the capability to bomb ?
It's been around for a couple of years now, at least in OT&E, it's just been all US based so relatively invisible to us. The recent op debut in the sandpit will have been very carefully orchestrated, in all ways, from the risk of the thing being shot down to ensuring max
PR benefit back home. Good practice all the same. And, yes, Typhoon is now our primary bomb carrying platform since Tornado went OOS.
Originally Posted by
Meester proach
Tucanos come back....but what happened to the hawk T2 pair , that was pretty good !
Tucano a welcome returnee for its swansong prior to retirement. Hawk pair, agree they were very good, but a one season wonder if I recall? I feel sure BV could give you the inside track on why that was the case...