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Why Israel Is Not Giving Up on the F-15 Strike Eagle The F-15I could carry all the weapons Israeli F-15As carried and then some. Heres What You Need to Know: In 2016, Israel announced the start of an upgrade program meant to keep the F-15I relevant, including a new active, electronically-scanned array radar and updated avionics. In 2018, the IAF was reportedly torn between purchasing F-15I and F-35 fighters, leaning towards the former over the latter. One of the fighter jets most associated wi...

By Senior Airman Aaron Irvin, 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published April 05, 2021 Airman 1st Class Mitchell Harrison and Senior Airman Dario Dominguez, 61st Airlift Squadron loadmasters, drop a simulated sea rescue kit off the coast of Florida during a three-week capstone training event, March 17, 2021. This capstone helped build a baseline for C-130J Hercules Agile Combat Employment operations and future warfighting capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aa...

By Senior Airman Aaron Irvin, 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published April 05, 2021 Airman 1st Class Mitchell Harrison and Senior Airman Dario Dominguez, 61st Airlift Squadron loadmasters, drop a simulated sea rescue kit off the coast of Florida during a three-week capstone training event, March 17, 2021. This capstone helped build a baseline for C-130J Hercules Agile Combat Employment operations and future warfighting capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aa...

Air Force continues to pound ISIS targets in Iraq 9 hours ago A U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle flies over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Feb. 10, 2021.(Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes/Air Force) U.S. airpower continues to play a role in the ongoing fight against the remnants of the Islamic State. At least one U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle was “part of Coalition Forces which conducted air strikes at request and approval of Government of Iraq,” a defense official told Mil...

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- The 61st Airlift Squadron recently completed a multi-week, off-station training (OST) event spanning across Boise, Idaho, Key West, Florida, and Wilmington, North Carolina, March 8-28. Completing 106 sorties, 254 flying hours, and nearly 2,000 training events, the 61st AS, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and 19th Operations Support Squadron sought to tackle Agile Combat Employment, distributed operations, and the Multi-C...

The Pentagon Learned the Hard Way That Scud Missile Hunting Wasn’t Easy The failure to destroy the launchers highlights how easy it can be to overestimate damage inflicted upon an enemy, and how difficult it is to hunt down an opponent intent on using hit-and-run tactics. Heres What You Need to Know: Coalition air and Special Ops units claimed the destruction of over one hundred Scud launchers by the end of the war, and many operational histories repeat the claims of efficient Scud-destruct...

Eight United States Air Force F-15 Eagle tactical fighter jets touched down at Ämari air base Monday, ahead of the Baltic Trident Exercise. The planes, F-15C and F-15E Strike Eagle variants, will be conducting low-flying exercises aimed at coordination with forward observers and commanders and other tactical and target exercises, as well as cooperation with personnel from Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and the U.K., in addition to Estonia Commander of the Estonian air force (Õhuvägi) Br...

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John McRell/DVIDS The U.S. Air Force formally took possession of its first new F-15 Eagle fighter jet in nearly 20 years. The F-15EX will serve as a test and evaluation aircraft as the Air Force continues to take ownership of even more jets. The Air Force wants at least 200 F-15EX fighters to replace older F-15s. The U.S. Air Force has finally received its first all-new F-15 Eagle fighter jet in 17 years. On March 11, the F-15EX flew from Boeing’s facility ...

Everything You Need To Know About The Delivery Of The First F-15EX To The U.S. Air Force Last Week Everything You Need To Know About The Delivery Of The First F-15EX To The U.S. Air Force Last Week The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, arrives to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.) About a month after its first flight, the F-15EX arrived at Eglin Air Force Base escorted by its older siblings F-15C and F-15E. The first F-15EX arrived at...

US Air Force/Samuel King Jr A month after its first flight, the Air Forces first F-15EX arrived at Eglin Air Force Base, escorted by an F-15C and F-15E. The F-15EX is seen as a cost-effective and expedient solution to refresh the F‑15C/D fleet and to augment the F-15E fleet. The first F-15EX arrived at Eglin Air Force Base (Florida), escorted by its two older siblings, the F-15C Eagle and the F-15E Strike Eagle, on March 11, 2021, a day after the US Air Force off...