A good troll attempt, but the 5-10 year strategy for the RAF lists 12 objectives, only one or two of which involve direct support of "troops on the ground", but Typhoon does get its own mention. How well publicized and relevant is this list outside of High Wycombe I wonder?
- Support current operations
- Maintain and further develop an agile, adaptable and capable expeditionary air power contribution to the UK's overall Defence capability, which takes full account of emerging threats, concepts and technologies
- Improve the accuracy, speed and coherence of our ability to deliver effects across the battlespace by developing and exploiting the UK's network enabled capability
- Introduce Typhoon into operational service and, as swiftly as possible, provide the aircraft with a robust all-weather multi-role capability
- Harmonize our air power capability, concepts and doctrine with those of the US Forces
- Ensure our structures, organization and processes deliver rapid and accurate decision making at the lowest appropriate level
- Provide a World-class flying and ground training system and improve through-life education and training to produce well-motivated, highly trained, agile and adaptable warfighters
- Develop a sustainable manning and personnel strategy that supports the RAF's expeditionary capability and takes account of the prevailing social environment
- Improve the quality of the RAF’s operational, technical and domestic infrastructure
- Optimize investment in the RAF by delivering the outcomes of the Defence Airfield Review, further exploiting the benefits of the Defence Logistic Transformation Process, building a strong relationship with Industry, and eliminating waste and bureaucracy across every strand of RAF activity
- Further enhance the image and reputation of the RAF with the public as a means of maintaining their enduring support and meeting our recruiting requirements
- Improve our people's ability to clearly articulate the contribution that air power - and the RAF - makes to UK Defence