The US Air Force's newest fighter jet just fired off a missile for the first time
Julie Coleman
17 hours ago
The F-15EX Eagle II recently fired an air-to-air missile over the Gulf of Mexico
That marked a major milestone for the jet, as it was the first time this aircraft fired a weapon.
The Air Force plans to replace the aging F-15 fighters with the new Eagle II jets.
The US Air Force's newest fighter jet, the F-15EX Eagle II, recently hit a significant milestone — it fired a weapon for the first time.
The jet, which is assigned to the 40th Flight Test Squadron, let loose an AIM-120D Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile in pursuit of a BQM-167 target drone while flying over the Gulf of Mexico on January 25.
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