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The New Mach 2.5 F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Has a Message for the Air Force

The F-15EX Eagle II arrived with baggage: critics say it’s not stealthy and therefore not future-proof. -Yet the jet solves real Air Force problems right now. -It hauls an unmatched weapons load, ...
U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle pilots from the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons prepare for flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan on ...
The F-15 Eagle has anchored U.S. and allied air superiority for nearly five decades. Designed, built and introduced by ...
So, without any further ado, let’s break it down by the numbers and stack up the fastest warbirds to ever wear the livery of the United States Armed Forces. The famous F-4 Phantom was one of America’s ...
An unclassified U.S. Air Force report, mandated by the 2025 NDAA, included figures of the required combat fleet, calling for an increase of nearly 300 ...
The F-15 Eagle is a dominant aircraft, unrivaled in air-to-air combat—still in active service, and credited with over 100 aerial kills without a single loss. The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is one of ...
According to the Heritage Foundation's Index of U.S. Military Strength in 2024, at the close of FY 2023, the Air Force’s ...
Japan’s fleet of F-15s features substantial firepower. Japan is dispatching its fleet of F-15 fighter jets to support NATO in an unprecedented mission dubbed Atlantic Eagles. This week, the highly ...
The 104th, and its roughly 1,000 members at the Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, now have a busy nine months to ...