DefenceTalkEGLIN AIR FORCE BASE: Today marks the unveiling of the name and the official role of the Air Force’s newest fighter, the F-15EX Eagle ll. Lt. Gen. Duke Richardson, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics military deputy, presented the F-15EX during an unveiling and naming ceremony at […]

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, […]

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Air Force officially accepted the first F-15EX from the Boeing Co. March 10 at the company’s St. Louis facility. The new fighter is a two-seat aircraft—though operable by a single pilot—with fly-by-wire flight controls, digital cockpit displays, and advanced avionics systems, to include the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System, an electronic warfare […]

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkTwo F110-GE-129 engines powered the first flight of the Boeing F-15EX fighter on Feb. 2. The round-trip flight took off and landed from Lambert International Airport in St. Louis, kicking off a new era of performance and reliability for the United States Air Force’s most advanced F-15 fighter. “On behalf of the GE team, congratulations […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ges-f110-engine-powers-1st-flight-of-boeing-f-15ex-76736/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe new Boeing [NYSE: BA] F-15EX fighter jet completed its first flight today, paving the way for the early delivery of the first two jets to the U.S. Air Force later this quarter. The jet took off and landed from St. Louis Lambert International Airport, completing a 90-minute test flight before returning to the airport. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-15ex-1st-flight-clears-path-for-deliveries-to-usaf-76732/

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/