Boeing-McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle: Specifications. General Characteristics. Crew: 2 (pilot and weapon systems officer) Length: 63 ft 9.6 in (19.446 m) Wingspan: 42 ft 9.6 in (13.045 m) ...

The two-seater version of the F-15 Eagle, the F-15E Strike Eagle is one of the U.S. Air Force’s most successful -- and deadly -- tactical ground attack aircraft in its inventory.

The F-15E Strike Eagle entered service in September 1989, and this is how it differed from its predecessor. ... That's what McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) did with the F-15.

File photo of an F-15E Strike Eagle armed with a variety of Joint Direct Attack Munitions on a May 7, 2019, mission over Southwest Asia. Author’s note: the JDAMs can be seen loaded here as ...

SE Silent Eagle was an ambitious but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to create a budget stealth fighter by modifying the F-15E Strike Eagle airframe. -Key proposed features included conformal weapons ...

An F-15E Strike Eagle departs after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, over the northeastern United States, Aug. 24, 2022. The Air Force, Boeing and BAE Systems are moving to add the Eagle ...

An F-15E Strike Eagle sits on a flight line in San Antonio on Jan. 15, 2025. The aircraft, recently upgraded with a new advanced electronic warfare system, arrived at RAF Lakenheath in England on ...

Indeed, it’s been upgraded by Boeing from a fourth-generation to a 4.5-generation fighter as the F-15EX Eagle II (no word yet on whether it’s been unofficially dubbed the “Mud Hen II” yet ...

The F-15 has been built over many years in successive generations, representing updated models. The first of them was the F-15A/B, followed by the F-15C/D and the final F-15E Strike Eagle, which ...

An F-15E Strike Eagle departs after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the northeastern United States on Aug. 24, 2022. (Senior Airman Hiram Martinez/U.S. Air Force) ...

Israel F-15I fighter jet, a primer – Israel’s two-seat, twin-engine F-15I fighter jet is the product of the U.S. Air Force’s F-15E Strike Eagle combined with the Israeli Air Force’s ...

Boeing designed the F-15E Strike Eagle to tackle both air-to-air and air-to-surface missions with a focus on air-to-surface. Rain or shine, night or day, the Strike Eagle could accomplish its ...