Air Force's math on the F-15EX and F-35 doesn't add up
In a new op-ed, JV Venable of the Heritage Foundation goes deep on Air Force budget figures to answer the question of which is more expenses, the F-35A or F-15EX.
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In a new op-ed, JV Venable of the Heritage Foundation goes deep on Air Force budget figures to answer the question of which is more expenses, the F-35A or F-15EX.
The United States Air Force awarded a $1,579,662,187 contract to General Electric, GE Edison Works, Cincinnati, Oct. 29, for the purchase of 29
Look all you want in the skies over America, chances are you’ll not get a glimpse of the fancy, new F-15EX Eagle ll. That’s because there are just two of them in existence so far and only go on training runs and such.
Lt. Col. John O'Rear of the 84th Test and Evaluation Squadron told Air Force the F-15EX "tallied some kills," but also took some losses. O'Rear said the performance met expectations, as any simulated adversary worth practicing against would naturally be strong enough to inflict losses. ➡️ Must-Read The F-15EX is the latest version of the F-15 Eagle series of fighters. After entering service in the late 1970s, the Eagle was a mainstay among the Air Force's air superiority fighters for more than two decades. The Air Force originally used the F-15 to replace the F-22 Raptor, but it purch...
F-15EX Eagle II: We Will Soon Know How Deadly This Fighter Will Be A forthcoming exercise in Alaska will give military planners a chance to help find out. The Air Force’s upcoming Northern Edge exercise in Alaska is intended to test the boundaries of modern warfare by replicating a wide sphere of advanced threats to include enemy aircraft, air defenses, and even space-generate attacks upon air assets. The service plans to field several new F-15EX Eagle II aircraft as part of its exercise, a wargame intended to place a special focus upon combat networking such as the now well-known Joint All...