In 1965, the USAF initiated the Fighter Experimental (FX) program to replace the venerable F-4 Phantom; the F-15 Eagle’s ...

The updated timeline of the deployment comes after President Donald Trump questioned Washington's security commitment to ...

The U.S. Air Force is expected to begin deploying F-15EX Eagle II fighters to the home of the 18th Wing next year, the wing ...

An F-15C Eagle is sporting a badass World War II-era paint job in honor of a fallen bomber pilot who gave everything to ensure his men survived a deadly crash By James Clark Updated on Nov 22 ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Air Force's F-15EX Eagle II is set to replace the aging F-15C/D fleet, initially tasked with homeland defense, but its role may expand dramatically. Boeing and the ...

The F-15C was number 80-0007, which at the time of the crash had flown only 9.5 hours total, making it a very early retirement for an incredible fighter jet. But now the Eagle is back, or at least ...

Ergo, the Strike Eagle packs a payload of 23,000 lbs. (10,400 kgs) of bombs, which not only exceeds the 16,000-lb. (7,300 kg) capacity of the F-15C but even tops the bomb load of the World War II ...

Although the F-15EX is currently being used as an F-15C air superiority replacement, Novotny shared with Simple Flying that ...

Service: USAF Armament: 20mm cannon; 4x AIM-9 Sidewinder; 4x AIM-120 AMRAAM; 8x AIM-120 AMRAAM Propulsion: Two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 or 229 turbofan engines with afterburners Speed: 1,875 ...

This rapid re-arming and refueling of the Eagle is known as an integrated combat ... "It's the first ICT on an F-15C since the early 2000s." During the ICT, the aircraft goes through an ...