The UK Royal Air Force has predicted 2018 will be the ‘Year of the Typhoon’ with weapons upgrades transforming the aircraft into the most capable fighter in the world. The claim comes after an aircraft from the RAF’s 41(R) Squadron – the Test and Evaluation Squadron based at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire - recently became the first of its type to successfully fire a Storm Shadow air-to-surface missile and a next generation Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air weapon in trials. Gp Capt John Read More