Air cover.....close air support.....same thing in my book! Typhoon has got a 27mm Mauser in it.
I seem to remember a while back something stating that because the RAF didn't see the need for the gun in the first tranche, that it was removed, this called all sorts of problems and an awful lot of cash to solve; and now, they're going to be replaced.
Or did I get the wrong end of the proverbial stick?