F-15EX Officially Named The Eagle II

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F-15EX Officially Named The Eagle II

Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Apr 07, 2021 6:48 pm

The name for the newest aircraft of the U.S. Air Force has been announced today during the official rollout ceremony: F-15EX "Eagle II". Today the U.S. Air Force held an official rollout ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base (Florida) for its newest fighter aircraft delivered last month. At the end of the ceremony, which was livestreamed on Eglin AFB’s Facebook page, Lt....

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Post by awal2049 » Fri Apr 09, 2021 4:00 pm

To be honest, that doesnt make sense to me. The "II" designation is typically used for a completely different platform and not just a new variant. But, glad everything seems to be going smoothly.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Feb 02, 2022 4:29 pm

The new F-15EX aircraft fired an AIM-120D at a target drone during Combat Archer. The U.S. Air Force’s newest fighter, the F-15EX Eagle II, successfully fired an AIM-120D missile during its first live fire event while flying over the Gulf of Mexico on January 25, 2022. During the event, the first prototype of the Eagle II, airframe 20-0001 assigned to the 40th Flight Test Squadron, engaged a BQM-167 aerial target drone as part of one of the numerous air-to-air Weapon System Evaluation Programs events run by the 53rd Wing at Tyndall Air Force Base....
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