DefenceTalkA senior US general told Congress Tuesday that the United States will sell Egypt advanced F-15 fighter jets, despite concerns in Washington over Cairo’s human rights record. “In the case of Egypt, I think we have good news, in that we are going to provide them with F-15s, which was a long, hard slog,” Central […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-sell-f-15-fighter-jets-to-egypt-78433/

DefenceTalkIndonesia on Thursday ordered 42 Rafale fighter jets from France and may acquire two French submarines, while the United States approved Jakarta’s potential purchase of 36 F-15s in the face of growing tensions in the Asia-Pacific. Indonesia’s first order for French warplanes comes as Jakarta replaces an ageing fleet — consisting mainly of American F-16s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indonesia-to-buy-us-french-warplanes-as-paris-boosts-asia-alliances-77913/

DefenceTalkEGLIN AIR FORCE BASE: The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter, touched down here March 11. The aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end, through combined developmental and operational tests. “It’s a special day for the base and our mission,” said Brig. Gen. Scott Cain, […]

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe Department of the Air Force has awarded a nearly $1.2 billion contract for its first lot of eight F-15EX fighter aircraft. The contract, awarded to Boeing, provides for the design, development, integration, manufacturing, test, verification, certification, delivery, sustainment and modification of F-15EX aircraft, including spares, support equipment, training materials, technical data and technical support. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-awards-contract-for-first-lot-of-f-15ex-fighter-aircraft-75899/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe UK Coastguard launched a search and rescue operation Monday to find the pilot of a US fighter jet that crashed during a training mission in the North Sea. The US Air Force said the F-15C Eagle went down after taking off from the RAF Lakenheath base near the town of Mildenhall in eastern England. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-searches-for-us-f-15-fighter-jet-pilot-missing-in-north-sea-75744/

DefenceTalkBoeing successfully completed the first flight of the F-15QA fighter, the most advanced version of the jet ever manufactured. Developed for the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF), the jet demonstrated its next-generation capabilities during its 90-minute mission. The flight took off and landed from Lambert International Airport in St. Louis. “We are very proud of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeings-f-15-qatar-advanced-fighter-jet-completes-1st-flight-75171/

DefenceTalkMOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho: This is the story of F-15E Strike Eagle tail number 87-173, where it comes from and how innovation keeps it ready to bring the fight to the enemy. Many jets become legends for their heroic feats in battle, but they are unable to tell their stories as they experienced […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jet-87-173-innovation-keeps-air-force-legend-in-the-fight-74511/

DefenceTalkThe crew of an Israeli air force F-15 warplane fought freezing temperatures and buffeting winds to bring their aircraft down after its cockpit canopy flew off at 30,000 feet, the military said on Monday. In a dramatic cockpit voice recording of the January 2 incident airmen can be heard shouting to one another over the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-f-15-lands-safely-after-losing-canopy-at-30000-feet-71998/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Air Force will this summer begin testing a laser that will be mounted on an F-15 warplane, an official said Monday. The Pentagon last year awarded a $26 million contract to Lockheed Martin for a laser program called SHiELD (Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator). The idea is to put a laser system on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/u-s-air-force-to-begin-fighter-mounted-laser-testing-this-summer-71579/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) – Extended Range (ER) achieved full operational capability on the F-15E Strike Eagle, flown by the U.S. and allied nations’ air forces. With completion of integration and the fielding of JASSM-ER’s Suite 8 Operational Flight Program, the F-15E Strike Eagle becomes the first Universal Armament Interface (UAI)-compliant platform […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheeds-jassm-er-declared-operational-on-f-15e-strike-eagle-71441/