Surely what the Good Army chaps really want is 10,000 more troops armed to the teeth with big guns and a huge stack of ammo. They don't need CAS then do they? Just some nice transport helicopters to get them close to the kill zone and re-supply when required.
Maybe I'm being dense, (I'm a lifelong truckie) but with no airbourne threat, surely there is no real need for air support if we outnumber and outgun the ground forces we're fighting?
And aren't several thousand soldiers cheaper than a Typhoon?