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Watch This Saudi F-15 Destroy a Houthi Drone Over Yemen The drone shot down by the F-15 in the footage appears to be a Qasef-1, which is a suicide drone based on an Iranian design. New video of a Saudi Arabian F-15 taking out a suicide drone launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen surfaced on social media this week. These sorts of intercepts are not uncommon, but getting to watch an F-15 in the wild taking down targets on video is pretty rare indeed. The footage was first brought to our attention by Joseph Trevithick over at The Warzone. The video, which appears to have been recorded on a smartph...

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) Brig. Gen. Rauno Sirk."This exercise provides invaluable training opportunities for our air force, in ...

The F-111 Aardvark Had This One Advantage Over the F-15 Eagle The F-111 Aardvark was the U.S. Air Force’s premier strike aircraft for the majority of the Cold War. Here's What You Need to Know: The F-111 struck a weird medium between the tactical strike aircraft and the strategic bomber. The F-111 Aardvark was the U.S. Air Force’s premier strike aircraft for the majority of the Cold War. It served in practically every conflict from Vietnam forwards, until it was replaced by the F-15E Strike Eagle. It also served Strategic Air Command in a limited role as a strategic bomber.

Inside America's F-15 Eagle: One of the Deadliest Fighter Jets Ever The USAF bought its last F-15 in 2001, but foreign sales have kept Boeing’s production line humming since. Here's What You Need to Know: This jet might be old, but it can still kill. For nearly three decades, the F-15 Eagle fighter was considered the undisputed king of the skies. Until the debut of its replacement, the F-22 Raptor, the F-15 was the U.S. Air Force’s frontline air superiority fighter. Even today, a modernized Eagle is still considered a formidable opponent, and manufacturer Boeing has proposed updated vers...

Did the United States truly lose any capability by retiring the F-111? Here's What You Need to Remember: While shorter ranged aircraft are far cheaper to maintain and use, the F-111 struck a weird medium between the tactical strike aircraft and the strategic bomber. That medium allowed it to serve admirably during the Cold War, and the design should not be discounted as a weird compromise. The F-111 Aardvark was the U.S. Air Force’s premier strike aircraft for the majority of the Cold War. It served in practically every conflict from Vietnam forwards, until it was replaced by the F-15E St...