U.S. Air Force investing $12 billion in upgrading 1980s-era F-15 fighter jets
Posted 11:18 am, September 2, 2016, by CNN Wire Service
An F-15 Eagle from the 19th Fighter Squadron takes off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska.
WASHINGTON — A $12 billion makeover is underway for the US Air Force’s 1980s-era F-15 fighter, a step towards upgrading an air fleet that one military official recently called the “smallest, oldest and least ready” in history.
The F-15 has long been hailed as the most successful dog-fighting aircraft in US history, boasting an undefeated air-to-air combat record with more than 100 aerial combat victories, according to Boeing, the plane’s primary contractor and developer.
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