this one sports a feature that distinguishes
it from the first eagle 2 that arrived at eglin air force base
the united states air force is one of the deadliest military mites in the world
it has the f-22 raptor and the f-35 lightning two planes
its fleet will soon be filled with newly baptized f-15ex eagle 2 warplanes in fact the air force
recently took delivery of the second f-15ex fighter aircraft from a consortium led by boeing
second f-15ex eagle 2 delivered to air force this f-15ex eagle 2 is the second 4.5 gen aircraft to
join the air force fleet after the first one was delivered at eglin air force base in march
these two f-15ex eagle eye eyes are part of the first lot of eight fighter aircraft
contracted by the air force in july 2020 for a price of nearly 1.2 billion dollars
according to colonel ryan messer as per a quote by northwest florida daily news
the tail flash has the initials ot to signify its part of operational testing
as per the contract boeing will take care of designing developing building testing
and verifying the new f-15ex aircraft which was recently christened as eagle 2-dot the 1.2 billion
deal also covers fares support equipment training materials technical data and support the purchase
money was included in the air force's fiscal year 2020 budget it's part of the overall indefinite
delivery indefinite quantity contract that comes with a ceiling value of nearly 23 billion dollars
part of one point two dollar billion contract for eight f-15 x's boeing's 1.2 billion dollars
contract called for the delivery first two f-15ex eagle eye eyes in the second quarter of 2021 with
the remaining bound for delivery in 2023 however boeing led industry team delivered the first two
eagle eye eyes ahead of schedule resulting to contracted delivery time of just eight months
the first eight f-15ex eagle eyes will be deployed to eglin air force base to serve as test units
it's expected that the first eight f-15ex fighter aircraft will replace the air force's oldest
f-15 cd planes unlike the previous f-15 models that are all fourth-gen aircraft the f-15ex is
considered as a 4.5 gen fighter featuring several 5th gen elements like fly-by-wire flight controls
new electronic warfare system additional wing hardpoints a new processor advanced
cockpit and open mission systems it also has a large weapons payload capacity
controversial purchase decision for u.s air force the f-15ex is inferior to 5th gen fighters that
could outsmart modern air defenses with their stealth feature and sensor fusion
nonetheless air 4 sees the f-15ex eagle 2 as the most affordable and quickest way to update
its capabilities especially because the f-15 platform requires minimal transitional training
and possibly no infrastructure changes
considered a 4.5 gen aircraft the f-15ex is far more advanced than its 4th gen f-15 siblings
thanks to its fly-by-wire flight controls an all-new digital cockpit modernisa radar
as well as the adc p2 which is considered the fastest mission computer in the world because
of its digital backbone the f-15ex also serves as a testbed for future technology insertion