In today's story we are looking forward to the return of the great and terrible F-15, now in the F-15EX version.
F-15EX Eagle II is a large-scale modernization project for F-15E Strike Eagle fighters, implemented by Boeing in the early 2020s.
The history of the project begins with the confrontation between the American fighters of the 4th and 5th generations. At first, everyone thought that the F-22 and F-35 would completely replace the old jets, becoming the basis of the US Air Force fleet. However, the cease of Raptor production and problems with the development of Lightnings forced the military to think about extending the service of the F-15. However, basic models such as the F-15C / D and F-15E are quickly becoming obsolete both morally and physically. To solve this problem, it was decided to launch the production of widely modernized fighters, which were named F-15EX Eagle II.
This task was successfully solved and now new machines are already being delivered to the US Air Force and several other countries. It looks like the grandfather from the 1970s has every chance to see the middle of the 21st century.
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00:00 – The 5-gen age
00:52 – Why we need a new F-15?
03:55 – The Boeing adventures
05:22 – A new Eagle projects
07:06 – The F-15EX Eagle II
07:57 – Too expensive
09:11 – The F-15EX innovations
14:11 – The two-seat cockpit?
15:47 – The GE engines
17:12 – A flying battery
21:07 – The F-15EX enters service