US Department of Defense orders the first modernized F-15EX fighter

The US Department of Defense has ordered the first modernized F-15EX fighter jets; there will be eight aircraft in the first batch. This was reported by the press service of the company Boeing.

According to information, the US Air Force made contact with Boeing to build the first eight F-15EX fighters capable of carrying hypersonic weapon. It is also reported on the conclusion of an unlimited contract for the further supply of these fighters in the amount of $ 23 billion. The company plans to supply the US Air Force 144 fighter with an upgraded version of the F-15EX.

The US Air Force signed a $ 1,2 billion contract with Boeing to build the first batch of eight modern F-15EX fighters (...) The F-15EX carries more weapons than any other fighter of its class and can launch hypersonic weapons up to 22 feet (about 7 meters) and weighing up to 7000 pounds (about 3,2 tons)

- the document says.

It is reported that the first two F-15EX fighters will be produced in the second quarter of 2021, the remaining six in 2023. All eight aircraft will be deployed at Eglin Air Base in Florida, where they will take part in the tests.

It is specified that the F-15 is not purchased to replace the F-35A, but to replace the already outdated fleet of F-15Cs in service and as a carrier of hypersonic weapons. In the future, it is planned to purchase 18-24 fighters annually.

Note that the last purchases of the F-15 were made by the US Air Force in 2001. Then the troops were put five new Strike Eagle

Comments

[Zaurbek]

Who said that the F-15s retired? And this is just the "shock" version. An analogue of our Su34.

[Grazdanin]

F-22 will be written off earlier than F-15 :)

[Cyril G ...]

Definitely. Generally Eagle is great. My favorite modern yeroplan (from non-Russian)
It is also clear that stealth is not all that is required. And if you stuff the Eagles with what you should (Powerful AESA radar, side grilles, add IR and Opt sensors KO, introduce hanging bomb compartments under the wing and between the turbines - I recently read about such a solution) there will be candy ..

[vadson]

at the price of f35 if not more

[PROXOR]

Only the combat value of the Fu-35 compared with this letak is several times lower.

[Grazdanin]

F-15EX and so elegant modification, I think the bomb bay extra. Its scheme is good in that you can suspend oversized.
Hypersonic missiles, anti-satellite missiles, etc.

[Cyril G ...]

I read that there is an idea to implement a container for storing TSA in flight. The external bomb bomb is a kind of stealth shape to the same. For storing there the URVV SD and MD than there is no solution.

[Grazdanin]

I do not think that this will greatly reduce noticeability, but it will definitely add mass.

[Tuzik]

That and the number of ordinary delights 22 air-to-air missiles or 25 bombs

[VO3A]

My favorite modern yeroplan

What about the F-14?

[Cyril G ...]

Of our enemies, only the IGL. The tomket is a clumsy chumudan in comparison with him ...

[Mountain shooter]

So all the same, the plane must be able to fly? I always admired the F-15 from the point of view of the LTX ... And here is the contract for 144 cars. I won’t even ask, what about the F-35? They are riveted and riveted ... or is it still a commercial project, but they were not supposed to fight on them?

[Grazdanin]

F35 both produced and will be produced. Completely different classes of aircraft that are simply not comparable. F-15EX is an analogue of the Su-34.

[Mountain shooter]

Quote: Grazdanin

F35 both produced and will be produced. Completely different classes of aircraft that are simply not comparable. F-15EX is an analogue of the Su-34

The classes are different. To fight on what? When you supply thousands of Penguin-class fighters to the troops, and your fleet begins to replenish with heavy fighters, it is not clear, but what were these thousands for?

[Grazdanin]

Fight on everything, for different wars and missions, various planes. F35, F15, F16 will exist together for 10-15 years for sure. But F22 is not clear what is needed now, so they won’t buy new ones, old ones will fly until they use up their resources.
F35 is an excellent, successful aircraft. In terms of maneuverability, it is not inferior to F16, in all respects it surpasses it completely in others, so there is a huge queue for it. F35 replacement is F16, there is simply nothing to replace F15.

[Cyril G ...]

Quote: Grazdanin

In terms of maneuverability, it is not inferior to F16, in all respects it surpasses it completely in others, so there is a huge queue for it.

The queue for him is not why - Penguin is a miracle yes, but a miracle of marketing.

[vadson]

Quote: Grazdanin

F35 is an excellent, successful aircraft.

you made my day

[Foxmara]

Quote: Grazdanin

On maneuverability is not inferior to F16

True?? And in a landfill battle, they lost 16th.

Quote: Grazdanin

therefore it is a huge queue

I think the fact is that there are countries (people) that for political reasons cannot refuse.
It is unlikely that anyone wants to buy an airplane, for the maintenance of which they will have to lay out space amounts annually. And his coolest feature - invisibility is obvious only to developers, but not for anti-aircraft gunners. All kinds of AFRs, etc., can be hung on the F-16 and it will come out no worse and cheaper. And without childhood diseases with software. May be..

Quote: Grazdanin

F35 excellent, successful aircraft

For the one who sells it, I think yes. Although Trump screwed the valve, simply ordering to make it cheaper and did, where did he go before?

[dvina71]

Quote: Grazdanin

F-15EX is an analogue of the Su-34.

F-15 .. maximum take-off weight 30t. Su-34 ..- 45t ...

[Grazdanin]

The F-15EX has a maximum load of 13,4 tons, the SU-34 12,5 tons.

[5-9]

1. Americans measure it by the sum of the maximum load of all nodes, we - by the fact that it is really possible to hang at the same time.
2. In real life, and there is no need to hang up and take off and fly with all this beauty, it is fraught with a glider, LTH fall to the baseboard and you probably will not take a full supply of internal fuel.
3. Su-shek has a huge supply of domestic fuel, and the F-15 will have to pull a couple of tons in the PTB and they regularly do this in real life, that is, minus the payload.

F-15E is more likely to be compared with the Su-30SM, the Su-34 is too much a bomber with + and - from this.

[Cyril G ...]

It wouldn’t have been armor; everything was simpler. Although life, on the other hand, shows that the armor is not superfluous, ask the Jews out there with the Syrians shot down by Suf ...

[Zaurbek]

Only, in addition, a full fighter with a full, powerful AFAR

[PROXOR]

Che does not fit. A hornets u?

[Grazdanin]

Yes, Hornets for debit to replace them Super Hornets and F35

[PROXOR]

You did not understand the question. Why do you need this modification of the FU-15 if there are Super Hornets.

[Grazdanin]

Super Hornets are not in service with the Air Force, the capabilities of the F15 are higher than theirs.

[svp67]

In the future, it is planned to purchase 18-24 fighters annually.

And all carriers of hypersound ... powerful replenishment ... I wonder how many Israel will buy them?

[Grazdanin]

They already have F15, they just upgrade.

[svp67]

Quote: Grazdanin

They already have them, they just upgrade.

This particular modification? I don’t think so ... And modernization is akin to buying a new plane, there are a lot of changes, it’s easier for someone to suck in old "Needles" and buy new ones

[Grazdanin]

Naturally, modernization will be carried out by Israel, the United States will only help. True, if the resource is already exhausted, they can buy in return.

[Vitaly gusin]

Quote: Grazdanin

They already have F15, they just upgrade.

Israel has a contract for the supply of 50 units of F-35. Until the issue of the next 25 units has been resolved, what will the F-15EX possibly buy since can carry heavier bomb loads such as the Rampage aeroballistic missile.

[Grazdanin]

Instead of the old F15, no questions asked. Given how much they fly in Israel, wear should be extremely high.

[Zeev zeev]

Overhaul of F-15 Israeli industry produces itself. As well as the accident. Even if the wing of a plane is torn off (there was such a case, and a plane without a wing could land) in six months or a year it will be back in service.

[Grazdanin]

Yes I know. It is impossible to extend the resource indefinitely. All the same, you need to update the planes.

[Cyril G ...]

Well yes .... It's funny. Needles Israel buys. And the Piguins give him as I recall. The answer is as if obvious.

[Grazdanin]

They give him everything. Every year, 3 billion dollars is allocated, so they master it every year.

[Zaurbek]

The Saudis overtook everyone and Qatar. They developed it for them, completed the contract and began to do it for themselves.

[voyaka uh]

"I wonder how many of them will Israel buy?" ////

One squadron - 25 pieces. To replace our aging F-15.
In time it will be like this: we get 50 F-35 (now in the presence of 22 pieces), then 25 F-15, then another 25 F-35. And an option for another 25 F-35.
The composition of the updated Air Force: 100 F-35 and 50 F-15.
F-16 write off.

[Grazdanin]

Better send your military to this site, they just do not know that the F35 is worthless, super expensive, flies like an iron, visible on radars for 500 km. He's just a marketing divorce from the blind and deaf military of a dozen countries.

[Zeev zeev]

Our military for the most part do not know how to read Russian, like our aircraft engineers. Therefore, they simply modify the F-35 under Israeli realities and go on combat missions.

[Grazdanin]

no problem, there is an English version of the site. Everything is automatically translated there. https://en.topwar.ru/

[Vitaly gusin]

Quote: ZeevZeev

Our military, for the most part, cannot read Russian,

But sometimes they come across

[Zeev zeev]

Sometimes found. One and a half generation, who lived in the former USSR at best in childhood. They usually don’t know how to read Russian, only speak through force.

[Vitaly gusin]

Quote: ZeevZeev

They usually don’t know how to read Russian, only speak through force.

I have three grandchildren born in Israel, speak well, read more estate, write funny, and their friends speak funny. Our families always spoke Russian, although over time, grandchildren began to respond in Hebrew.

[Zeev zeev]

My children speak Hebrew, and they know Russian insofar as to speak at a basic level with grandmothers. And about reading and writing, I don’t bother at all. Let first in Hebrew learn to write without errors in English.

[Vitaly gusin]

Quote: ZeevZeev

And about reading and writing, I don’t bother at all.

In this we did not hit finger on finger, possibly linguistic abilities.
Hebrew and English are at the level of the native language, the oldest is Spanish, and the younger is Arabic. We speak Russian, although for 30 years we have had no problems with Hebrew.

[Vitaly gusin]

Quote: Grazdanin

Better send your military to this site, they just do not know that the F35 is worthless, super expensive, flies like an iron, visible on radars for 500 km.

This is a dream of many, that would have read, they all ran home

[Vitaly gusin]

Quote: Vitaly Gusin

This is a dream of many, that would have read, they all ran home

Yes, and the one who installed MINUS as well.

[VO3A]

This is your speculation F-16 will not write off ... Given the capabilities and specialization of the F-35, their ratio to conventional aircraft 1: 3! You can't do that kind of math ...

[Grazdanin]

Of course they will write off, the question is when. About 10 years will definitely serve.

[voyaka uh]

Instead of 200 F-16 will be
100 F-35.
F-16 will leave.

[Hydrography Bay Golden Horn]

An excellent and relevant aircraft so far, fashion set in the 70s for a hundred years

[APASUS]

It is specified that the F-15 is not purchased to replace the F-35A, but to replace the already obsolete fleet of F-15Cs in service and as a carrier of hypersonic weapons

Ha ha ha. What should I say and not spoil the image of the F-35, pulled the explanation?

[voyaka uh]

The procurement budget of F-35 is approved for many years to come. And the costs of the new F-35 Block are also approved by Congress.
Purchases F-15 - additional. Due to the aging of the F-15, which are in service and the reduction in the number of F-22 in the system.

[Cyril G ...]

Quote: voyaka uh

Due to the aging of the F-15, which are in service and the reduction in the number of F-22 in the system.

Julia deign, as it were in a hot pan. If the Penguin were so beautiful gentlemen from across the ocean without batting an eye, they would simply retrain the squadrons of the Penguin and deal with the end. Since the Penguin is precisely conceived as a universal IFI to replace all fighters and attack aircraft in the US Air Force and Navy. As a result, they come up with explanations for very suckers. But some people believe in it for something.

[voyaka uh]

Do you speak English?
Full quote:
Three variants of the F-35 will replace the A-10 and F-16 for the US Air Force, the F / A-18 for the US Navy, the F / A-18 and AV-8B Harrier for the US Marine Corps , and a variety of fighters for at least ten other countries.
This list is not and never was F-15.

[Cyril G ...]

Your quote dates from about 1999-2002. Since that time, something went wrong. In particular, the F-22 did not come out as it was supposed to ...

[voyaka uh]

In any case, and in any years, NEVER the replacement of the F-15 with the F-35 was NEVER considered.

[Cyril G ...]

The fact that the situation in the United States with the F-22 has changed you prefer not to notice?

[Grazdanin]

For info Super Hornets are also not on the replacement list.

[voyaka uh]

The F-35S program for the fleet is the most lagging of the three. They got the latest combat readiness. And while there are only two F-35S training squadrons on two aircraft carriers. Super Hornets will replace aging Hornets. On each aircraft carrier, it is planned to have 2/3 SuperKhornetov and 1/3 F-35S. Then, on the contrary: 1/3 to 2/3.
In the exercises, these two types worked perfectly together in different positions.

[Grazdanin]

Quote: Cyril G ...

without blinking an eye, we would simply retrain the squadron of Penguin and deal with the end.

Physically not possible. Only the Air Force has 1500-2000 fighters. Without the Navy, ILC and other troops. The industry will not have time to release such an amount of F35 in a short time, you still need to retrain pilots and personnel, update the infrastructure. Yes, a large number of F35 are exported.
The rearmament of about 10 years will definitely take, especially nowhere to rush.

[Cyril G ...]

Well, not so late now.

[Liam]

Quote: voyaka uh

Purchasing F-15

Rather, they are purchased under new overall missiles that do not fit into the F-35 / F-22 bomb bay

[voyaka uh]

Israel is buying for this. To drag concrete bombs and large CDs on external suspensions.
There are no bombers in Israel, F-15 instead.

[Liam]

Exactly. They are bought just like drummers. They aren’t particularly needed in the fighter version. There will be enough stock for the F-22/35. 20 hypothetical BB-missiles are unlikely to be needed. Potential adversaries do not have particularly fat herds of aircraft.
And as carriers of particularly powerful / long-range air / surface missiles, so as not to cling to external stealth suspensions

[Grazdanin]

Israel needs nuclear weapons, the F15 is perfect.

[voyaka uh]

The F-35 is even better. Glows less on radars.

[Grazdanin]

The range is less. With additional tanks, the F-15 range is comparable to the Tu-22M.

[VO3A]

And what, do you have a bomb in the form of nuclear weapons intermeddle in the bomb bay F35?

[voyaka uh]

The Americans fit quietly.
We don’t know, but why not copy the American one?

[Pavel57]

An analogue of the Su-30 or Su-34.

[COLORADO73]

The F-15 was designed in the 60s, and made its first flight in 1972! Fifty years this car! Yes, the era of stealth, smart rockets, network-centric wars and other tinsel has quickly ended! Junk from the Cold War still dominates in 2020, the Pentagon will not lie!

Z.Y. Someone close already NATO in 2020!

[voyaka uh]

"Yes, the era of stealth, smart missiles, network-centric wars and other tinsel quickly ended!" ///
----
This era is just beginning ...

[Freemason Mason]

Quote: KOLORADO73

Yes, the era of stealth, smart rockets, network-centric wars and other tinsel has quickly ended! Junk from the Cold War still dominates in 2020, the Pentagon will not lie!

That is, the Su-57 was developed in vain? It is necessary that the Ministry of Defense will certainly familiarize themselves with your conclusions, otherwise they, the poor, continue to waste money on the development of these very stealths, smart missiles and "other tinsel".

[Vitaly gusin]

Quote: KOLORADO73

The F-15 was designed in the 60s, and made its first flight in 1972!

This is approximately accurate.
The latest F-15I was received in 1999.
In the beginning, the aircraft's ammunition was counted as thirty-six Rockeye cluster bombs or six Maverick air-to-ground missiles. Today, the F-15I ammunition range has been expanded to include Paveway laser-guided bombs, JDAM bombs, BLU-109 bunker-buster bombs, SPICE precision bombs and AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missiles ...
So today he is more alive than all living things.
But of course, we must think about tomorrow.

[3danimal]

Someone close already NATO in 2020!

Too easy. Do something for this if it matters to you

[Avior]

With f-22 we got a strange situation
It was made as a fighter for gaining air supremacy in a f-35 combination, but the USSR ceased, China had not yet taken place as a military superpower, and now it has a very limited range of tasks.
New modifications also make no sense, expensive, f-35 does not close some tasks, you need a heavy one.
So the release of f-15 is a logical output
Good plane

[Grazdanin]

Yeah, F22 just has no tasks, F15 has no replacement. With the F35 and F15, a great pair. To gain dominance in the air and overcome air defense, the concept of UAVs accompanying for the F35 is more interesting and promising.

[Avior]

F-22 is an excellent aircraft for its tasks. And if it got development, it would get modifications and replace f-15
Only it is expensive and there is no need for it now, those that are available, real needs close

[Tuzik]

Plus it can’t be sold

[voyaka uh]

The new F-15s are not for air combat.
This is a heavy shooting game with 28 long-range explosive missiles.
Dominance in the air will be won by the F-22, suppress air defense and direct the F-15 and their missiles at the target will be F-35.

[5-9]

He was made as a fighter for gaining air supremacy in a bunch of f-35s, but the USSR stopped

Therefore, they were made only 180 pieces ... and the Russian Federation was resurrected, and no one expected this from China at all in those days, and it rivets the pseudo-fifth and will be the farther, the more .... and the F-22 will no longer one new .... this is a strategic miss, the superiority of a fighter of gaining domination will be either lost or quantitative (F-22) in 10-15 years ... and the Penguin is a very so-so air fighter

[Grazdanin]

After 10-15, US planes will not enter the battle. UAV will carry out dangerous work. F35, as an aircraft for escorting UAVs of the XQ-58 type, is excellent. Quantitative and qualitative superiority will be on their side.

[5-9]

What nonsense ... all enemies will be destroyed on Twitter.

[3danimal]

The Union, with its army, capabilities and goals (the victory of world communism) has not risen, this is the main thing in this case.
Reasoning about a bad air fighter - where is the reason for them? Bad in comparison with whom (with Mig-31)? What distance?
When there will be the first military clashes, then it will be possible to draw conclusions.

[5-9]

It is specified that the F-15 is not purchased to replace the F-35A, but to replace the already obsolete fleet of F-15Cs

And when they invented the Penguin, they also planned it like that, eh? Or now everything will be written off to non-existent hypersonic? By the way, what prevents him from carrying around the Penguin?

[Grazdanin]

Yes, it was planned. F-22, F-15, FA-18E / F were not included in the replacement program for F35.

[Dmitry Makarov]

F-15 for its time was not a bad aircraft, but today it is unfortunately outdated. The glider corresponds to the realities of the 80s of the last century. Our Su-27,30,34,35 and MiG-29,35 surpass it in these parameters by two heads.

[Cyril G ...]

Quote: Dmitry Makarov

F-15 for its time was not a bad aircraft, but today it is unfortunately outdated. The glider corresponds to the realities of the 80s of the last century.

Don’t need ah ?! Good glider there. Great even. And today too.

[Grazdanin]

Quote: Dmitry Makarov

Our Su-27,30,34,35 and MiG-29,35 surpass it in these parameters by two heads.

There is no superiority even on the floor of the head. The MiG is not even nearby, the extremely unsuccessful 29ok series. Su-27 and its descendants are good, comparable to F15, in some parameters it’s better, in others it’s worse, in general parity.

[Charik]

http://alternathistory.com/ispytano-v-ssha-i-rossii-uchebnye-vozdushnye-boi-su-27-ub-protiv-f-15d-v-lengli/-миньет от Ф15 для Су27

[Cyril G ...]

Quote: voyaka uh

The new F-15s are not for air combat.
This is a heavy shooting game with 28 long-range explosive missiles.
Dominance in the air will be won by the F-22, suppress air defense and direct the F-15 and their missiles at the target will be F-35.

Are you not trying to think in principle? Only newspaper stamps set out?

[Cyril G ...]

Quote: Grazdanin

For info Super Hornets are also not on the replacement list.

They are being released now. Will serve no less than the F-35. What is there to think?

[Reserve buildbat]

1,2 yards for 8 fighters ... Along the way, even the "penguin" nervously smokes in the toilet because of the size of kickbacks.