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The New F-15EX Flies For The First Time Ahead Of The First Deliveries Later This Year
The New F-15EX Flies For The First Time Ahead Of The First Deliveries Later This Year
The F-15EX AF 20-0001 photographed immediately after the landing gear retraction during the takeoff. (Photo: @vikingaeroimages)
The new advanced F-15EX Eagles will replace the older F-15Cs that have long surpassed their expected service-life estimates.
The first new F-15EX built for the U.S. Air Force took the skies for the first time today from Boeing’s plant at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis. The aircraft, serial AF 20-0001, blasted off from runway 30L at about 1:53 pm ET, using the callsign RED 62 [a previous version of the story reported the c/s as BREM but we were informed it was RED, another Boeing flight test callsign], for a 90-minute test flight. This maiden flight was initially scheduled for yesterday, however it had to be delayed because of the weather. The photos of the aircraft were
Boeing nabs $189.3M for repair and support work on F-15 warning system
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An F-15E from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron refuels from a KC-46 over the Nevada Test and Training Range in November. Photo by Savanah Bray/U.S. Air Force
Dec. 31 (UPI) Boeing was awarded a $189.3 million contract modification Thursday for repairs and support equipment of the F-15 s Eagle Passive Active Warning and Survivability System.
Per the Pentagon s contract announcement, the deal modifies an earlier contract for low-rate initial production to add funding for property repair, acquisition of support equipment, technical Made by BAE Systems, the EPAWSS is an integrated digital avionics system designed to protect the F-15E Eagle against enemy air defense systems by providing radar warning, geo-location and situational awareness.
What is Black Flag? Inside the Air Force s Newest Major Exercise
F-15Es and F-16s from 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron refuel from a KC-46 over the Nevada Test and Training Range on November 17, 2020 for Large Force Test Event 20.03. (U.S. Air Force/1st Lt Savanah Bray)
29 Dec 2020
The U.S. Air Force has just signed off on a new flag exercise that brings together large weapons and capabilities under one comprehensive test event.
Air Combat Command s Gen. Mark Kelly earlier this month authorized Black Flag, a tactics and integration exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, the service said in a release.