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An F-15EX on the ramp prior to flight at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska (Image: US Air Force / 1st Lt. Savanah Bray) The US Air Force is testing its first two F-15EX fighter jets in Alaska as part of a military exercise called Northern Edge 21 less than two months after they were delivered. The F-15EXs are being tested in a “complex jamming environment” to assess their GPS, radar and Link 16 jamming, amongst other test points. ') } else if (width >= 425) { console.log ('largescreen'); document.write(' ') } else { console.log ('nompuad'); document.write(' Boeing’s F-15EX figh...

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...

USAF to test two F-15EX jets in Northern Edge 21 exercise 10 May 2021 (Last Updated May 10th, 2021 12:57) The US Air Force (USAF) is set to test first two of its newest jets, F-15EXs, in the Northern Edge 21 exercise. Share Article F-15EXs sit on the ramp prior to flight at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in support of Northern Edge 2021. Credit: USAF / 1st Lt Savanah Bray. The exercise, which started on 3 May, is being conducted on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. Host...

accelerate change; by bringing the F-15EX to Northern Edge already, we are getting after that objective,” said Col. Ryan Messer, 53rd Wing commander. “Northern Edge is the ideal initial stress test for the platform, and we are fully integrating it just like any other aircraft participating. The objective of operational tests isn’t for everything to go perfectly, but to identify what needs improvement, and Northern Edge, with its opportunities for fourth-fifth generation integration in a complex range environment, will show us exactly that.” Eshkenazi explained the F-15EX is able to co...