F-15E Strike Eagle

F-15I Ra’am crew forced to make an emergency landing using just one main wheel and nose wheel

F-15I Ra’am crew forced to make an emergency landing using just one main wheel and nose wheel

The F-15I crew, two experienced reserve pilots, were taking part in routine training flight when they noticed that they… Read More

1 year ago

USAF F-15E Strike Eagle lands safely at Larissa Air Base after losing its canopy over Greece

The F-15E Strike Eagle belonged to the 336th Fighter Squadron, of the 4th Fighter Wing, based at Seymour Johnson Air… Read More

2 years ago

F-15E Strike Eagle releases USAF new GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator 5,000-pound bunker buster

The GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator was developed to overcome hardened deeply buried target challenges and designed for both fighter and… Read More

2 years ago

OPERATION WOODEN LEG: HOW THE F-15 BAZ FIGHTERS BECAME BOMBERS AND PERFORMED THE LONGEST AIR STRIKE IN IAF HISTORY

Many still believe that the F-15s involved in Operation Wooden Leg were F-15E Strike Eagles: instead the strike package that… Read More

2 years ago

F-15E Strike Eagles demonstrate new tactics for employing modified 2,000-pound GBU-31 JDAMs on maritime targets

The goal of this F-15E Strike Eagle test was to validate new way to employ 2,000-pound GBU-31 JDAMs on… Read More

2 years ago

USAF F-15E Strike Eagle shot down Iranian drone over Syria after flying ‘too close’ to US troops

The USAF F-15E shot down the drone over eastern Syria when it was deemed threat. A US Air Force… Read More

2 years ago

“His quick actions 100 percent saved my life:” 48th Fighter Wing F-15E Pilot praises Spotter Who Alerted Him to Engine Malfunction

Mr. Ian Simpson happened to be watching planes take off at the base on Jul. 13 when he noted that… Read More

2 years ago

Mission capable rates of USAF fighters rise in 2020, led by F-35A. F-15E’s mission capable rate declined.

The F-35A’s MC rates soared, and rates even improved for the F-15C, which the service is anxious to divest because… Read More

2 years ago

USAF used the EPAWSS on the F-15 to allow the F-35A to approach closer to the enemy during exercise Northern Edge

At the recently concluded exercise Northern Edge 21, the USAF was able to utilized the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability… Read More

2 years ago

“USAF will reduce its fighter inventory from seven fleets to four, and the F-22 Raptor is not on the service short list,” Air Force Chief of Staff said

The objective mix will include the A-10 “for while”; the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) system; the F-35, “which will… Read More

2 years ago

USAF proof of concept validates loading 5 AGM-158 JASSM on F-15E Strike Eagle

This lays the foundation for follow-on flight testing that would more than double the F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft’s current AGM-158… Read More

2 years ago

Six F-15E Strike Eagles delivered bombs from Jordan to UAE carrying double their standard munitions load

The 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron executed the first combat tactical ferry mission for the F-15E Strike Eagle platform, enabling the… Read More

2 years ago

F-15E Strike Eagle cleared to carry 15 JDAM bombs on single mission

The F-15E Strike Eagle can now carry enough JDAMs for an active combat mission, land at remote location, and… Read More

2 years ago

[Video] F-15EX performs first flight, paving the way for the delivery of the first two jets to the USAF later this year

The F-15EX completes 90-minute test flight. As the interesting video in this post shows, the new Boeing F-15EX fighter jet… Read More

2 years ago

F-15E instructor pilot reaches 4,000 flying hours in the Strike Eagle, aims to the 5,000 hour mark

Lt. Col. Eric “Dorf” Ostendorf began his flying career with the F-111 in 1991. In 1996, he transitioned to the… Read More

2 years ago

The story behind this awesome photo of Swedish and US aircraft flying together above Sweden’s neutral territory

This Swedish-led exercise increases interoperability and enhances the US forces ability to respond to threats in the Baltic Sea region… Read More

3 years ago

F-15E Strike Eagle Can Now Carry SDB II ‘StormBreaker’ Bombs after years of delays

After software faults and other problems that repeatedly delayed the program for years, the F-15E can now carry the SDB… Read More

3 years ago