Seems a little poor to only be able to field 7 jets in what is, effectively, a war. I know the chaps on the ground would like to have more "CAS" on tap, as it were, but it seems that we can't provide it.
Not knocking the great job being done by the sqn folk out there now, just commenting on the lugubrious state of the modern RAF....
Never mind, with any luck a top neddy will come along shortly and tell us that there is a light at the end of the tunnel as Typhoon will be operational in a few years time