Making Strike Eagle “Golden”

Sept. 19, 2005

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ACC plans to upgrade its F-15E Strike Eagles with new avionics, Keys said. “We’re about out of memory and processing power” in the current system, he said. With this upgrade, called “Golden Eagle,” the youngest F-15Es in the USAF inventory can continue in service at least another 15 years.

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