F-15E officially first compatible fighter for B61-12 nuclear bomb
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DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe F-15E Strike Eagle has officially become the first fully compatible fighter aircraft to carry and deploy the latest variant of the United States Air Force’s (USAF) air-dropped nuclear munition – the B61-12. In a media release on Twitter dated June 9th, Sandia National Labs stated that “Years of preparation have culminated in two test […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-15e-officially-first-compatible-fighter-for-b61-12-nuclear-bomb-75713/
F-15E: The Eagle Soars Even Higher
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DefenceTalkThe McDonnell Douglas (currently Boeing) F-15E, otherwise known as the Strike Eagle, is an all-weather, twin-engine, tandem-seat jet fighter. As a high-supersonic strike fighter based on the F-15 Eagle family of air superiority fighters, the F-15E was designed in 1978 to fill the role of a “Dual Role” fighter; one capable of penetrating deep inside […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-15e-the-eagle-soars-even-higher-64914/