The U.S. Air Force’s New F-15s Could Protect Themselves—And All The Planes Around Them
David AxeForbes Staff
Aerospace & Defense
The U.S. Air Force is moving quickly to prove its new F-15s can jam enemy radars.
The capability is critical. The flying branch could count on a fleet of factory-fresh F-15EXs, packing high-tech Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System jammers, not only to protect themselves—but to protect other fighters, as well.
In a sense, the Boeing-made F-15EX Eagle II might end up being more than just a fighter. It could double as an escort jammer, belatedly replacing the EF-111s that the USAF retired without replacement back in 1998.
The two twin-engine F-15EXs, which belong to the 85th and 40th Test and Evaluation Squadrons at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, last week traveled to Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada for realistic tests.
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