how powerful is the new f-15e axe fighter jet
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it so you'll never miss the latest video from us Boeing's f-15 IX is the most cost-effective ready
advanced solution to meet u.s. air force capacity requirements and add capability to the fleet
driven by Boeing's active production line the next generation jet enables pilots and mechanics to
transition in a matter of days as opposed to years while delivering unmatched total lifecycle cost
the US Air Force is buying brand-new Eagles to fly alongside the f-22 and f-35 stealth fighters
despite a lack of stealth there's one thing the f-15 can do that the new fighters can't
carry lots and lots of missiles the new f-15e axe will likely serve as a flying
magazine for stealthy fighters teaming up against adversaries to shoot them down in
large numbers comebacks are rare in the world of warplanes the relentless pace
of technological advancement coupled with the slowness of government bureaucracy generally
means that a fighter jet is often obsolete as soon as it rolls off the production line
one fighter jet that's destroyed this conventional wisdom is the f-15 Eagle
the f-15 Eagle first flew in the 1970s and by the late 1970s achieved operational status with the
US Air Force in the late nineteen eighties the pure air-to-air fighter was modified to strike
targets on the ground earning it the multi-role description the US Air Force bought the last
of these f-15e Jets back in 2001 mech when Boeing could brag that the Jets would receive
active-matrix liquid-crystal displays or LCD displays instead of old-fashioned cathode ray
tube displays also found on big boxy television sets the end of American purchases of the f-15
didn't spell the end of the line for the Eagle Boeing continued to develop the plane adding the
latest technology for clients including Israel South Korea Qatar and Saudi Arabia in 2018
Boeing pitched a new version the f-15e X not as a replacement for the f-35 Joint Strike Fighter but
you'll operate alongside it the f-15e x features all the latest technology integration already
paid for by foreign clients plus the ability to carry 22 aim-9x Sidewinder and amrum medium-range
air-to-air missiles Air Force magazine reports other improvements include a substantially more
powerful mission computer new cockpit displays a digital backbone and the Eagle passive active
warning survivability system EEP AWS an electronic warfare and threat identification system the f-35
Joint Strike Fighter on the other hand can only carry four Amram missiles in an internal weapons
bay a result of its need to fly without missiles and other equipment hanging off
its wings to preserve its anti-radar stealth profile the f-15 doesn't have any internal
bays but has lots of missile racks the f-35 and f-15e X will likely fly in pairs with the
f-35 quietly detecting enemy fighters well the f-15e ax services them with air-to-air missiles
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the Air Force is preparing to bichchu f-15e axis it wanted to buy eight fighters as a down
payment on a force of at least 72 but Congress refused to buy the full eight at least for now
anyway Congress has agreed to fund another six after the service provides a report outlining
how it intends to buy the entire fleet the US Air Force is moving forward with
plans to purchase a new f15 Eagle fighter jet initiating its first fourth-generation
Fighter program in more than 20 years in a pre-solicitation notice recently posted
on the government's acquisition and awards website beta sam.gov the service announced
it will sole source two contracts one for the f-15e x and the other for its f110 engines
the airforce lifecycle management center intends to award a sole source indefinite
delivery indefinite quantity IDIQ contract to the Boeing Company for a refresh of the f-15 CD fleet
and augment the f-15e fleet one solicitation read the Defense Department expects a response from
Boeing by February 7th the center also intends to award another IDIQ contract to General Electric
Aviation to provide f110 propulsion system to meet the f-15e ex weapon system requirement
according to the second notice which has the same response due date the Air Force wants at
least eight new f15 four plus variants in his inventory Boeing has said the fighter will be
equipped with better avionics and radars and could carry more than two dozen air-to-air missiles
in December Congress signed off on the plan but with a caveat the airforce requested 1.05 billion
for eight aircraft but lawmakers are limiting the buy to just two it first according to the
fiscal 2020 defense appropriations bill of the funds provided in aircraft procurement
Air Force for the remaining six f-15e acts aircraft no more than 64 million $800,000 for
long lead materials may be obligated until the Secretary of the Air Force submits a
report regarding the program strategy and future schedule the bill stated the Air Force expects
to keep a well-rounded mix of fourth and fifth generation aircraft through the 2030s including
the f-35 a Joint Strike Fighter f-16 Fighting Falcon f-22 Raptor 810 thunderbolt 2 and f15
Eagle strike Engel officials have said then Air Force secretary Heather Wilson told reporters
at the annual Air Force Association air warfare symposium last year that the service needed to
boost its fighter inventory to stop the average age its aircraft inventory from increasing the
service is estimated it needs to buy seventy-two new aircraft per year to replace those old planes
officials just didn't expect what to do with the f-15e acts our budget proposal that we initially
submitted did not include additional fourth generation aircraft Wilson said On February
28th 2019 adding that supplemental decisions must support the overall presidential budget the Air
Force has been on a quest to replace its aging f-15c models officials in 2017 voiced concerns
about the aircraft's longevity we're already having serious problems with that airframe
with metal fatigue within the long runs on the side of the aircraft Wilson said during a forum
last May senior defense officials with the cost assessment and program evaluation office told
reporters that they arrived at the Boeing made f-15e ex decision because the aircraft would
help keep a robust industrial base and provide a higher capacity combination along Lockheed
Martin's f-35 one of the considerations was the delivery of the industrial base a senior defense
official said at the Pentagon on March 22nd 2019 thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe