At least three Typhoons (ZK344, ZK353 and ZK364) were loaded with a pair of Storm Shadows on 9 March. They carried the missiles underwing, preventing the carriage of the by now almost ubiquitous underwing fuel tanks. Instead they were fitted with a centreline fuel tank, with outboard Block 4 ASRAAMs and a single AIM-120C (C5? C7?) in the forward port missile recess. These three aircraft all taxied out for the mission on 10 March, one (ZK353) perhaps acting as an air spare. A fourth aircraft may have been involved, perhaps equipped with a Litening targeting pod to provide ISR cover. This would have given the Typhoon formation an organic ability to conduct a CDE (Collateral Damage Estimation) scan, though this would not have been necessary, as ground forces were able to conduct surveillance, and other airborne assets would have been available, perhaps including RAF Reaper Unmanned Air Systems. Official photos and videos indicate that ZK344 and the sole Tranche 3 aircraft involved, ZK364, returned to Akrotiri without their Storm Shadows.
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