Air Force Receives First F-15EX Capable Of Carrying Hypersonic Weapons zerohedge.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from zerohedge.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The choice to acquire the F-15EX is controversial as the fourth-generation fighter lacks the low radar cross-section of the service’s former favourite jet, the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter.
The U.S. Air Force officially accepted the first F-15EX from the Boeing Co. March 10 at the company’s St. Louis facility., News, features and commentaries about Air Force Reserve people, equipment and missions
By THOMAS GNAU | JOURNAL-NEWS Published: March 12, 2021 (Tribune News Service) The U.S. Air Force accepted the first F-15EX, the service s newest fighter, from the Boeing Co. Wednesday at the company s St. Louis facility, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) said Thursday. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel and area contractors have been part of the team overseeing and developing the new jet, which celebrated its first flight last month above St. Louis Lambert International Airport. AFLCMC is based at Wright-Patterson. The new fighter is a two-seat aircraft (which can be flown by a single pilot) with fly-by-wire flight controls, digital cockpit displays, and advanced avionics, the center said in a release.
U S Air Force Receives First F-15EX Eagle Fighter ainonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ainonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.