Post by Admin on Jan 29, 2023 11:33:17 GMT -5
With the retirement of some F-15C airframes.
www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/f-15e-strike-eagles-now-flying-without-conformal-fuel-tanks-on-air-defense-missions
Some of the F-15E Strike Eagles in the U.S. inventory may appear a little thinner as of late. A pioneering initiative is underway that optimizes the F-15E for certain air-to-air mission sets and this includes shedding its staple conformal fuel tanks to achieve higher performance. The move comes as news about the fate of conformal fuel tanks on the Air Force's new F-15EX has also emerged.
According to the newly released annual report from the Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, that The War Zone was first to report on, the U.S. Air Force’s first operational Boeing F-15EX Eagle II fighters will not be equipped with conformal fuel tanks,
www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/f-15e-strike-eagles-now-flying-without-conformal-fuel-tanks-on-air-defense-missions
Some of the F-15E Strike Eagles in the U.S. inventory may appear a little thinner as of late. A pioneering initiative is underway that optimizes the F-15E for certain air-to-air mission sets and this includes shedding its staple conformal fuel tanks to achieve higher performance. The move comes as news about the fate of conformal fuel tanks on the Air Force's new F-15EX has also emerged.
According to the newly released annual report from the Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, that The War Zone was first to report on, the U.S. Air Force’s first operational Boeing F-15EX Eagle II fighters will not be equipped with conformal fuel tanks,