The Latest F-15 Eagle Variant Can Go Almost Mach 3
Boeing’s latest version of the storied F-15 Eagle, the F-15EX, can reach nearly Mach 3 at full throttle. The Air Force plans to buy just 104 of them.
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Boeing’s latest version of the storied F-15 Eagle, the F-15EX, can reach nearly Mach 3 at full throttle. The Air Force plans to buy just 104 of them.
Simply put, the Air Force simply needs larger numbers of fighter jets.
The Eagle II may exist in something of a liminal zone, meaning it has no suitable mission sufficient to justify the expense associated with it.
U.S.A.F. F-15EX Eagle II Jet Undergoes First Operational Test Mission
The Super Hornet and Eagle II are engineered with an advanced suite of next-generation combat capabilities. But does that still fall short of what they need to combat America’s adversaries?