F-15

The story of the Celestial Eagle, the only F-15 fighter jet to destroy a satellite

The story of the Celestial Eagle, the only F-15 fighter jet to destroy a satellite

The first and only time a satellite was destroyed by an F-15 came on Sep. 13, 1985 when an F-15A… Read More

6 days ago

Is the F-15 perfect combat record of over 100 victories and zero defeats true? The Rumours of the Eagle Jet Fighters Shot Down in Air-to-Air Combat

Have any F-15 Eagles been lost in air-to-air combat? Rumours are that some have. The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather,… Read More

1 week ago

SR-71 pilot recalls when he accelerated his Blackbird to Mach 3.2 and denied an F-15 pilot an “easy,” simulated kill against its Habu during a training sortie

‘The next pass was different. I said to Jim that our F-15 jockeys are the best in the world, let’s… Read More

3 weeks ago

170 F-14s could provide the same level of Defense as 290 F-15s but USAF bought the Eagle instead of the Tomcat. Here’s why.

The Phoenix missile system alone was far more capable than the Eagle’s AIM-7 Sparrow. Studies indicated 170 F-14 Tomcats could… Read More

3 weeks ago

Aggressor Fulcrums: the story of the Soviet Air Force MiG-29 Unit Tasked to Simulate USAF F-15 Eagle Fighter jets

Some MiG-29s were painted up to make them resemble the F-15 – the wingtips and stabilator tips were painted yellow… Read More

1 month ago

Florida Air National Guard begins retiring its beloved F-15C/D Eagle fighter jets. They will be replaced by F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters.

The arrival of F-35s will posture Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter WingAirmen to meet air superiority and global strike… Read More

1 month ago

This F-15E Strike Eagle is the first F-15 assigned to RAF Lakenheath to achieve the milestone of 10,000 flight hours

Only 86 of the more than 800 USAF F-15’s have hit 10,000 flight hours. Aircraft 91-0308 is only 1 of… Read More

2 months ago

USAF Wants to Cut F-15E Strike Eagle Fleet in Half by 2028 to Focus on Modernizing

The USAF plans to cut more than 100 F-15E fighter bombers from the fleet in the coming years, leaving 99… Read More

2 months ago

The story of the Streak Eagle, the F-15 that broke eight Time-to-Climb World Records

To perform his mission the F-15 Streak Eagle was heavily modified reducing its weight as much as possible. McDonnell Aircraft… Read More

8 months ago

Did you know in 2006 Boeing proposed the F-15 Global Strike Eagle, an unmanned variant of the F-15E for air-launching missiles with the launch vehicle mounted dorsally?

In 2006, Boeing proposed an unmanned variant of the F-15E Strike Eagle, called the F-15 Global Strike Eagle (GSE), for… Read More

8 months ago

USAF F-15 Eagle Aviatrix tells the story of when she beat two USMC F/A-18 Hornets in a mock dogfight after they scored a simulated kill on her flight lead

‘When I had about 700 hours in the Eagle, I went out with my flight lead and we did a… Read More

1 year ago

USAF F-15 female pilot recalls when instead of ejecting she stayed aboard her Eagle after it suffered an inflight fire. She landed safely.

‘A cold winter day off Okinawa, I had an augmenter burn through. My wingman confirmed I was still on fire,… Read More

1 year ago

Former T-39A Pilot tells the story of when a Saudi Prince arrived in the US to buy F-15s pulled out a Roll of $1,000 Bills and asked him how many he needed to pay for the Sabreliner Fuel

‘I reminded him that Saudi Arabia would be billed directly for the total cost and so he didn’t need to… Read More

1 year ago

USAF proved that an F-15 and an F-16, both equipped with the Legion Pod, can use the pod’s IRST21 infrared sensor to passively triangulate target position

An F-15C Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon, both equipped with Lockheed Martin’s Legion Pod, used the IRST21 infrared sensor to… Read More

1 year ago

Maintenance Personnel tell the story behind the photo that shows a USAF F-15 badly damaged after being Hit by an AIM-9 fired by another USAF F-15

The unusual photo in this post features a USAF Elmendorf Air Force Base F-15 Eagle badly damaged after being accidentally… Read More

2 years ago

Here’s why if Israel Picked the F-14 over the F-15, the Tomcat would (probably) still be in service with the US Navy

What if Israel Picked the F-14 Tomcat over the F-15 Eagle? Bought in the mid-1970s to secure air superiority for… Read More

2 years ago

Mission capable rates dropped in 2021 for every USAF fighter type except the A-10

The USAF aims for mission capable rates between 75 percent and 80 percent on most aircraft, but none stood at… Read More

2 years ago
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