![]() The aircraft left Boeing’s facility in St Louis and arrived at the Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) in Florida to undergo combined developmental and operational tests. The maiden flight of the fighter jet was performed in February 2021 while the USAF officially accepted the first F-15EX, the Eagle II from Boeing in March 2021. The first F110-GE-129 engine for the aircraft was delivered to the USAF in September 2020. The aircraft is being manufactured at the Boeing F-15 production facility in St Louis, Missouri, US. The company is responsible to provide design, development, integration, manufacturing, testing, verification, certification, delivery, sustainment and modification services for the aircraft. The programme of record includes the purchase of eight F-15EX aircraft in the first lot with plans to purchase at least 144 units to replace the Oregon Air National Guard’s ageing F-15C/D fleet and refresh the existing F-15 fleet in the future.īoeing secured a $1.2bn contract to produce the first batch of eight F-15EX advanced fighter aircraft in July 2020. The F-15EX programme was approved under the National Defense Authorization Act for the 2020 fiscal year, which was signed in December 2019. The process for acquiring the F-15EX aircraft began in February 2019.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |