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The F-15EX Eagle II Is Still Moving Forward
The Air Force plans to have the F-15EX accompany fifth-generation aircraft to benefit from their improved sensors.
An F-15EX loaded with AIM-120s and JASSMs ... Three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles, assigned to the 391st Fighter Squadron from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, fly over the Utah Test ...
In 1965, the USAF initiated the Fighter Experimental (FX) program to replace the venerable F-4 Phantom; the F-15 Eagle’s development resulted from this. The FX program would likely have started ...
The F-15EX Eagle II multirole fighter could help the ... with a 28 percent larger payload than the older F-15E. However, the Eagle II requires only minimal transitional training and little ...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Cincinnati’s General Electric Aerospace a contract worth up to $5 billion to provide the company’s F110-129 engines for Boeing F-15 fighters and Lockheed Martin […] ...
The F-15EX Eagle II, an evolved iteration of the F-15E Strike Eagle, boasts numerous upgrades over its predecessor, and is designed to carry out a wide range of missions, including air superiority ...
In its 2024 annual report, the Directorate of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) assessed the F-15EX to be “operationally effective” in an air superiority role, even when matched against ...
Make that 10,000 plus 144, as a new batch was just ordered by Boeing for the fleet of F-15EX Eagle II, the most advanced Eagle ever built. Having been cleared by the U.S. Air Force (USAF ...
The F-15EX (R) has recorded a much higher efficiency rate than other newer fighter jets. In a major worry for the United States Air Force (USAF), the world’s largest air force, a significant ...
Boeing Defense has awarded Collins Aerospace a contract to provide 144 Advanced Concept Ejection Seats (ACES) for U.S. Air Force F-15EX fighters. The contract, which will be performed in Colorado ...
and F-15E Strike Eagle II belong to the former category, whereas aircraft like the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II to the latter. The Air Force plans to have the F-15EX accompany fifth ...