Aside from the factory where the EX Eagle II is built, the region is also home to some other Boeing facilities that are of vital importance to the development of the wider F-15 family.

As the F-15C nears the end of its tenure at the base, the Department of Defense has chosen the F-15EX Eagle II to carry forward the mission of ensuring air superiority in Kadena. On Aug. 24, 2024 ...

The Eagle could fly with an F-22 or F-35, for example, and the adversary’s eyes would be on the Eagle. “It allows my fifth-gen, and sixth-gen partners, to go in undetected,” Eshkenazi notes.

Some interesting details can be found in the first photos of the F-15EX, which are useful also for a comparison with the F-15C that will be replaced by the new fighter. The first F-15EX built for ...

Japan's new F-15JSI or "Japan Super Interceptor" is a different breed of Advanced Eagle. It may be able to carry standoff land-attack weapons but its ability to perform a strike role isn't what ...

It's been nearly 20 years since the most recent F-15 rolled off the assembly line for the U.S. Air Force, and the service is officially looking to add a fresh variant of the aircraft to its inventory ...

Airman 1st Class Matthew Pfeffer, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster from Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares to release a low-cost, low-altitude bundle out of the back of a C-130J Super Hercules ...

The Pentagon proposes to buy 80 F-15Xs over the next five years, likely expanding to an eventual buy of 144 or more to “refresh” the F-15C/D fleet—and potentially the F-15E fleet down the road.

A Boeing F-15E has started the flight test phase for a critical new electronic warfare system for hundreds of the twin-engine fighters, including the proposed F-15X model, the manufacturer ...

U.S. Air Force officials are defending their reversal to pursue Boeing’s F-15X, a fourth-generation fighter jet, saying it will not derail plans to buy F-35 jets.

Pentagon Buying F-15EX Alongside F-35s to Preserve Diversity, Official Says Boeing is proposing a new version of its F-15 Eagle, the F-15X, that would sport an updated airframe and more missiles.