An F-15E Strike Eagle flew for the first time with a new, high-speed computer July 8 at Eglin AFB, Fla. The use of the Advanced Display Core Processor II, which is based on commercial technology, in Boeing’s F-15 mission system provides multi-core processing capabilities and enables advanced system integration, augmented fault-tolerance, and enhanced system stability and aircrew survivability, according to an 88th Air Base Wing release. It “allows pilots to prosecute targets with ironclad precision and sets the foundation for future growth,” said Lt. Col. Michael Casey, the chief of the F-15 avionics branch at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, according to the release. The processing capacity will also allow for future capabilities, including the Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System, long-range infrared search-and-track capability, high-speed radar communications, and new software. (See also: Building a Family of Systems.)
NASA Boss: Race to Moon Has National Security Stakes
Sept. 15, 2026
NASA is pushing hard to get astronauts back to the moon by 2028—and the urgency is driven in no small part by the national security implications of doing so before China does, Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sept. 15.
