Quelle Surpise !
I have been informed privately by a kind and up-to-date Ppruner that the new Hawk 128 only 'simulates' ( ! ) the centreline Aden, and the Hawk 200 now only has 1 internal 30mm Aden!
At Dunsfold we never got as far as weapons trials on the Hawk 200 before the whippet-botherers stole the design to keep themselves afloat, though from what little I know, if one's going to carry an internal gun, make it worthwhile, otherwise stick a gunpod on a pylon when the need arises ( if there's trials data to let you aim it ).
Simulators are great for their job, but as the Hawk 128 in 'virtual' mode is said to portray none of the handling characteristics of carrying the Aden, maybe now I can see why it was discounted early on by the UAE - funny how that didn't happen first time round when they did buy honest aeroplanes...
If this is an example of Wart On marketing,
A, I am not remotely surprised,
B, God help the Typhoon - could be the best thing ever made ( well it's theoretically possible ) but in the hands of this lot...