F-15 Silent Eagle: The Powerhouse Fighter Jet The Air Force Said ‘No’ To
ByHarrison KassPublished3 mins ago
F-15SE Silent EagleF-15SE Silent Eagle. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
The F-15 Eagle is a proven air superiority fighter. The F-15’s air-to-air record is sterling; with over 100 confirmed kills and no losses, making the F-15 undefeated. Given the F-15’s track record, the jet is still relevant today, despite being introduced half a century ago.
The plan was to phase out the F-15 and replace the massive, fourth-generation fighter with the fifth-generation F-22. Yet, the F-15 remains a foundation of the USAF’s force structure, despite the successful introduction of the F-22. Consistently upgraded with new avionics, the F-15 has remained relevant. And despite being designed strictly as an air superiority fighter, “without a pound for ground,” the airframe has successfully been adapted into a ground-strike variant, the F-15E Strike Eagle, which was introduced in 1986. In all, the F-15 program has been fantastically successful.
Although, one F-15 variant, the F-15SE Silent Eagle, failed to take flight.
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