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Thus far, only two F-15EXs have been delivered, and both saw action during the exercises. The war game, dubbed Northern Edge '21, saw the new F-15EX integrating with the older air-superiority workhorse F-15Cs they're slated to replace, as well as the fighter's fifth-generation counterparts in the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. It also accompanied F-15E, or Strike Eagles, which are versions of the famed fighter designed specifically for air-to-ground engagements. The two F-15EXs flew alongside a force of as many as 50 jets as they closed with and engaged an aggressor force of simil...

The Navy will shelve some 55 aircraft in the next year, and to make sure it has enough fighters available, it expects the Air Force to give it F-16s.

The U.S. Air Force knows all too well what incredible machines it fields to protect the country. It also likes to remind people of this by regularly releasing stunning images of its airplanes as they fly around the world for whatever reason.

The Air Force is looking to field a broader range of air-warfare capabilities than before, particularly with an eye to matching foreign technology as well as finding ways to keep its non-stealth jets in the fight without exposing them to undue risk.

US Air Force/Ethan Wagner In March, the Air Force accepted the first F-15EX, the first new fourth-generation fighter in 20 years. The F-15EX is based on a proven design and will replace jets that are close to their breaking points. But critics say that in the wars of the future, a jet like the F-15EX is just "an expensive target." In March, the Air Force accepted its newest fighter, the F-15EX, the first new fourth-generation fighter in over two decades. At a ceremony to mark the occasion, Air National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Mike Loh said the fighter's arrival "...