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National Security Journal on MSN15h
F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Could Be America’s Secret Weapon Against China
The F-15EX is a two-seat, twin-engine, multi-role fighter aircraft. It is a derivative of the Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle.
The National Interest on MSN18d
Final F-15 Eagle Flies From Kadena Air Base
The United States Air Force‘s eighteenth Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kadena Air Base was deactivated and the final Eagle flew out of the base.
The National Interest on MSN5d
How America’s F-15s Dominated the Skies During the Gulf War
Over the six-week campaign, F-15Cs were credited with a whopping 34 confirmed air-to-air kills, accounting for the bulk of ...
The Aviationist24d
End of an Era: Kadena Conducts Last Operational F-15 Eagle Flight
A U.S. Air Force F-15C ... fighter types, like the F-15, F-16, F-22, and F-35, all fly out of it to support the F-15C/D retirement. The deployments, which see around 12 to 14 aircraft from each ...
Stars and Stripes4d
Fighter jet tilts after tire detaches while taxiing on Okinawa runway
An F-15E Strike Eagle deployed to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa lost a tire while taxiing on the runway Thursday, reportedly ...
Aviation Week Network11d
Kadena Base Marks Active-Duty End Of U.S. Air Force F-15C Ops
The last F-15C flight for a U.S.-operated Eagle came on Jan. 24 at Kadena Air Base on the Japanese island of Okinawa. The final aircraft will be converted to a maintenance trainer.
The New York Times1mon
Trump Offers a Glimpse of New Stealth Fighter, the F-47
the F-15 Eagle and the F-16 Fighting Falcon. On Friday, the country’s 47th president, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by his side in the Oval Office, announced that the U.S. Air Force’s ...
Tempo.co English2d
Indonesia Set to Acquire F-15EX Fighter Jets: Here's What You Need to Know
The F-15EX acquisition program began in 2019 and is designed to replace the aging F-15C/D fleet. The USAF plans to purchase ...