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Boeing F-15EX Eagle II

An F-15EX Eagle II from the 40th Flight Test Squadron flies above Northern California, May 2021.
Role Multirole strike fighter
National origin United States
Manufacturer Boeing Defense, Space & Security
First flight 20 February 2013 (Advanced Eagle)2 February 2021 (F-15EX)
Introduction July 2024 (F-15EX, planned)
Status Active
Primary user United States Air Force
Produced 2011–present (Advanced Eagle)
Number built 126 (all Advanced Eagles)[6 (F-15EX)
Developed from McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle

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Boeing F-15EX Eagle II
First flight 20 February 2013 Introduction July 2024 (F-15EX)



The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II is an American all-weather multirole strike fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle. The aircraft resulted from the U.S. Department of Defense' Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (OSD CAPE) study in 2018 to recapitalize the aging F-15C/D fleet due to inadequate numbers of F-22s, delays in the F-35 program, and maintaining diversity in the U.S. fighter industrial base through Boeing's St. Louis division (former McDonnell Douglas). The F-15EX is expected to replace the F-15C/D in performing homeland and air defense missions and also serve as an affordable platform for employing large stand-off weapons to augment the frontline F-22 and F-35. The first aircraft was delivered in 2021 and operational service is expected in July 2024

The F-15EX is a member of the F-15 Advanced Eagle family of aircraft, a further development of the F-15E design that began with the F-15SA (Saudi Advanced) which first flew in 2013 and continued with the F-15QA (Qatari Advanced) which first flew in 2020.[7] The Advanced Eagle in the F-15EX configuration represents the current baseline in F-15 production.

Operational history

The first delivery of the F-15EX at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
The first F-15EX was delivered in March 2021 and flown to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida . A fleet of six aircraft formed the test force to support development and operational flight testing. The first two aircraft conducted weapons separation tests and participated in Northern Edge and Combat Hammer in May and August 2023. The third aircraft was equipped with additional communications equipment, a redesigned forward fuselage specifically for USAF requirements, and was the first equipped with EPAWSS. The F-15EX test program is able to save time and money because many systems such as the fly-by-wire and cockpit displays were already tested on the F-15SA and F-15QA with export customer funding by Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The F-15EX's Integrated Test & Evaluation Phase 1, which consisted of weapons trials, integration with fifth-generation fighters, and mission systems testing, was completed in August 2023; Phase 2 was cancelled due to planned aircraft upgrades of later lots and a follow-on operational test & evaluation (FOT&E) is planned.

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First flight 20 February 2013
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General characteristics

  • Crew: 1 or 2 (pilot and weapon systems officer)
  • Length: 63 ft 9.6 in (19.446 m)
  • Wingspan: 42 ft 9.6 in (13.045 m)
  • Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
  • Wing area: 608 sq ft (56.5 m2)
  • Airfoil: root: NACA 64A006.6; tip: NACA 64A203
  • Empty weight: 34,600 lb (15,694 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: (36,741 kg)
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  • Maximum speed: Mach 2.5, 1,650 mph (2,655 km/h) at high altitude
    • Mach 1.2, 800 kn (921 mph; 1,482 km/h) at low altitude
  • Combat range: (791 mi, 1,272 km)
  • Ferry range: 2,100 nmi (2,400 mi, 3,900 km) with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks
  • Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,000 m)
  • g limits: +9
  • Rate of climb: 50,000 ft/min (250 m/s) 
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The Eagle can be armed with combinations of four different air-to-air weapons: AIM-7F/M Sparrow missiles or AIM-120 AMRAAM advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles on its lower fuselage corners.

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The F-15 was shown to be capable of controlled flight with only one wing after an Israeli F-15D suffered a mid-air collision

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The F-15 was shown to be capable of controlled flight with only one wing after an Israeli F-15D suffered a mid-air collision

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