1.3VStall wrote
together with an unproven Typhoon strike capability
What is unproven about it?
Op Ellamy (Libya)
Sqn Ldr Bolton led the first ever Typhoon-only strike mission and a multi-aircraft COMAO at night against a target near Tripoli. Setting the scene Sqn Ldr Bolton told AIR International:
“We were due to fly with some French Rafales, a Growler, and tankers from France and the UK. Very bad weather in Corsica meant the Rafales were unable to safely get airborne or recover to their base leaving us and the Growler to continue the mission.”
He added: “Not only did we get airborne and strike our own targets we re-rolled whilst airborne and took out the targets assigned to the other aircraft also.”
'Typhoon a year on the road' pdf download is available at the following link.
http://www.baesystems.com/download/B...ar-on-the-road