Leaders seem to be hedging, with senior service leaders indicating concern over NGAD’s costs and raising questions about the future of U.S. air dominance.
F-15EX
WORLD: Air: Shrinking Air Force; and USAF Weapons School turns 75.
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The leading lawmaker on the House Armed Services Committee is proposing significant changes to the Air Force’s plans for its F-15 fleet, preventing the service from cutting 26 F-15E Strike Eagles and adding money for more F-15EX Eagles IIs in 2026, according to a draft ...
Lawmakers are growing impatient for an overdue fighter recapitalization study from the Air Force, and members say they'll demand more detailed justifications for future aircraft retirements.
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WORLD Airpower: Force Design 2050; AFFORGEN; New F-15EX fighters arrive.
The Air Force is moving toward Initial Operating Capability with the F-15EX, as the third and fourth examples of the fighter joined the test fleet at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
Kendall has posited a force of at least 1,000 CCAs, with the first ones ready for duty within the next six years. That timeline demands a robust and fast-paced test program.
The cost of the F-15EX fighter under the program's new status as a Major Defense Program is about $94 million, the Air Force announced in its Selected Acquisition Reports. Plans call for initial operational capability next year.
The first of 10 EC-37 Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft was delivered to the Air Force on Sept. 12, contractors BAE Systems and L3Harris announced. The jets will complement the current EC-130s and will be supplemented by—but not replaced by—the emerging Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) ...
The F-15EX shot one JASSM during a recent exercise, bringing to a close the first phase of its hybrid/combined initial operational and developmental test effort. New aircraft are to be delivered in the coming weeks, and a full-rate production decision is expected soon after.
