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Source: US Air Force Source: US Air Force Source: US Air Force Source: US Air Force Source: US Air Force The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron successfully flew an F-15E Strike Eagle carrying six JDAMs on a single side of the aircraft Source: US Air Force The US Air Force (USAF) demonstrated that a Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle could carry five AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM), more than double its current capacity. The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Eglin AFB in Florida finished a proof-of-concept, called Project Strike Rodeo, showing the greater carriage capaci...

US Air Force loads up F-15E fighter jet with a lot of cruise missiles to see if it could be used like a bomber rpickrell@businessinsider.com (Ryan Pickrell) © USAF An F-15E Strike Eagle in the Project Strike Rodeo loadout. USAF The Air Force loaded an F-15E fighter jet with twice as many cruise missiles as it normally carries. The load test was part of a proof-of-concept known as Project Strike Rodeo. The idea is that fighters able to self-escort could be used to conduct bomber missions. The US Air Force is looking at the possibility of using fighter jets armed with both ai...

USAF The Air Force loaded an F-15E fighter jet with twice as many cruise missiles as it normally carries. The load test was part of a proof-of-concept known as Project Strike Rodeo. The idea is that fighters able to self-escort could be used to conduct heavy bomber missions. The US Air Force is looking at the possibility of using fighter jets armed with both air-to-air missiles and a heavy loadout of stand-off cruise missiles as heavy bomber aircraft able to self-escort in contested airspace and conduct devastating missile strikes. This week, the 85th Test and Ev...

F-15E Strike Eagle Loaded With Five AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSMs) For The First Time F-15E Strike Eagle Loaded With Five AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSMs) For The First Time An F-15E Strike Eagle is loaded with five JASSMs at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., May 11, 2021 as part of Project Strike Rodeo. Led by the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Project Strike Rodeo is a munitions proof-of-concept that lays the foundation for follow-on flight testing that would more than double the F-15E’s current JASSM-carrying capacity. (All images: USAF) As p...