F-15EX

USAF to host events to celebrate 50th Anniversary of the maiden flight of the mighty F-15 Eagle

USAF to host events to celebrate 50th Anniversary of the maiden flight of the mighty F-15 Eagle

The events all mark a half-century of undefeated air dominance operations for the F-15 Eagle, the fighter that has never… Read More

1 year ago

USAF wants to retire 250 Old Aircraft including 33 F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighters, to purchase 82 New Airplanes, including an accelerated buy of F-15EX Eagle IIs

The USAF asked Congress to retire 150 airplanes in its fiscal 2023 budget, including 33 of its advanced F-22 Raptor… Read More

1 year ago

Indonesia cleared to buy up to 36 F-15ID Aircraft, signs contract to buy 42 Dassault Rafale Fighters

The Indonesian Air Force chief said on Feb. 18, 2021 that his country would have purchased F-15EX jets from Boeing… Read More

2 years ago

F-15EX Eagle II fires an AIM-120D AMRAAM Air-to-Air Missile for the First Time

Flying over the Gulf of Mexico, the US Air Force’s newest fighter, the F-15EX Eagle II, successfully fired an AIM-120D… Read More

2 years ago

Alternate fighter plan recommends ‘USAF to Kill F-15EX, extend F-22, purchase more F-35s and new Stealth fighters’

Retiring the F-22 before the NGAD (its replacement) is in hand would allow China “the fait accompli it seeks” in… Read More

2 years ago

First operational test mission for F-15EX Eagle II

The F-15EX Eagle ll underwent its first-ever operational test mission paired with F-15Cs and F-15Es at Nellis Air Force Base… Read More

2 years ago

Eglin F-15C Eagle # 82-0025 flew final flight honoring fallen Eagle pilot. An F-15EX will replace the Jet 025.

The retirement flight of F-15C Eagle # 82-0025 recognized Maj. James Duricy, on the F-15 that replaced his aircraft lost… Read More

2 years ago

The F-15EX Eagle II both shot down some adversaries and was shot down itself during Exercise Northern Edge

During Exercise Northern Edge the F-15EXs were test flown to see if they could play the part now met in… Read More

2 years ago

USAF has not grounded its own two F-15EX jets following F-15QA mishap

The USAF has not grounded its own two F-15EX jets, which are based on the F-15QA, nor has it issued… 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 a while”; the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) system; the F-35, “which will… Read More

2 years ago

F-15EX Eagle II is being aggressively tested in the skies over Alaska

Just weeks after delivery to Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, the F-15EX Eagle II – both 001 and 002… Read More

2 years ago

Exercise debut for the F-15EX Eagle II, USAF’s newest fighter

A USAF F-15EX Eagle II from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, took flight for the first time… Read More

2 years ago

Second F-15EX arrives at Eglin AFB, Eagle II ready to make its exercise debut at Northern Edge 2021

The F-15EX will make its exercise debut at Northern Edge 2021, proving the rapid test efforts of DT/OT integration and… Read More

2 years ago

49 years after the F-15 was christened the Eagle, the USAF names the F-15EX the Eagle II

Apr. 7, 2021 marked the unveiling of the name and the official role of the Air Force’s newest fighter, the… Read More

2 years ago

Cool photos show the first F-15EX arriving at Eglin Air Force Base

The EX1 is marked with “ET” from the 96th TW’s, 40th Flight Test Squadron, while the EX2, arriving in April,… Read More

3 years ago

Indonesian Air Force chief of staff hopes to have six F-15EX fighters bought by 2022

Indonesia plans to buy 36 Rafale and eight F-15EX jets. The Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU, Indonesian Air… Read More

3 years ago