F-15EX

Aerospace giant Boeing is reportedly looking for ways to control the costs of its F-15EX Eagle II fighter aircraft after it was announced that the costs will rise – not...

The U.S. Air Force’s top two leaders explained to Congress that it would substantially reduce the number of F-15EX jets it plans on buying. Rather than the previously planned 144...

Last month, the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II program reached a new milestone. While flying over the Gulf of Mexico on January 25, an F-15EX Eagle II successfully fired an AIM-120D...

The U.S. Air Force’s latest F-15 variant, the F-15EX Eagle II, completed its first live-fire test event. An F-15EX shot an air-to-air missile at a target drone. During the F-15...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The F-15 has already squared up against a number of capable fighters and emerged on top. In fact, of the 104 air-to-air duels the...

Key Point: Boeing developers have explained that the outer mold line of the new F-15EX variant is similar to the legacy aircraft, but it does incorporate some modifications intended to strengthen...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Defense Department compelled the Air Force to request eight F-15EXs as part of the flying branch’s 2020 budget request. The eight planes would cost...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Further still, the F-35 offers far greater operational versatility by being able to swap between stealth and external configurations depending on the mission type. While...

This week the United States Air Force announced that the Boeing-built F-15EX Eagle II recently completed its first-ever operational test mission while paired with F-15Cs and F-15Es at Nellis Air...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The budget document strongly suggests the Air Force is looking to field a broader range of air-warfare capabilities than before, particularly with an eye to...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Part of the rationale for F-35 superiority is based upon the notion that it is designed to find and kill multiple enemy aircraft, and...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: In a future air fight, it’s possible that the more stealthy F-35A could get closer to enemies, spot them, then relay targeting data back to...