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The National Interest Online (blog)
April 29, 2018
The Trump Administration's rise to power has proven to be a boon for Boeing's fighter programs. In previous years, both the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and F-15 Eagle production lines were expected to shut down as Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter looked set to dominate the fighter market bothÃâà...
Fakenham & Wells Times
April 28, 2018
Two F-15 fighter jets carrying out high performance manoeuvres were involved in a near-miss with a reconnaissance aircraft over Norfolk. Photo: Sonya Duncan. A report by the UK Airprox Board said the two US fighter jets turned towards a Boeing RC-135 on November 27 last year, despite receivingÃâà...
Popular Mechanics
April 19, 2018
As this National Geographic video shows, three F-15 Strike Eagles based at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho tried to race the eclipse as long as they could. The problem: the moon's shadow moved at 1,700 miles an hour, while the Earth rotates at 1,000 miles an hour. The goal was to stay in theÃâà...
AirForceTimes.com
April 18, 2018
A United States Air Force F-15 fighter jet based at RAF Lakenheath speeds through the Dinas Pass, known in the aviation world as the Mach Loop on February ... The Air Force is still considering retiring many of its fourth-generation F-15 Eagle fighters — and it could happen by the end of the next decade.
6 On Your Side
April 12, 2018
Eagle - The 336th Fighter wing out of Mountain Home Air Force Base is proposing new training where F-15 Strike Eagles would be flying over nine metropolitan areas including Boise. The Air Force is about to conduct an environmental assessment on the impacts of the proposed training that would includeÃâà...
Stars and Stripes
April 5, 2018
SEOUL, South Korea — Search crews recovered the body of one of two pilots of a South Korean fighter jet that slammed into a mountain Thursday while flying home from a mission. The F-15K was on its way back to the Daegu Air Base when it crashed in the rural southern area of Chilgok, according to theÃâà...
The National Interest Online (blog)
April 4, 2018
The F-15 is also being engineered for additional speed and range, along with weapons-firing ability. The weapons-carrying ability is being increased from 8 up to 16 weapons; this includes an ability to fire an AIM-9x or AIM-120 missile. In addition, upgrades to the aircraft include adding an increased abilityÃâà...