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Additional F-15E Strike Eagles Arrive In Diego Garcia
« on: May 20, 2025, 10:14:34 am »
Additional F-15E Strike Eagles Arrive In Diego Garcia
The multi-role fighters were sent to protect the island stronghold and its B-52 guests amid evolving threats.
Howard Altman

Updated May 19, 2025 7:23 PM EDT
 
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The U.S. Air Force has increased the number of F-15s sent to Diego Garcia to provide force protection, a U.S. defense official has confirmed to The War Zone. The fighters are there to defend the island and the bomber contingent that has called it home for nearly two months now Amid rising tensions with Iran. During America’s accelerated bombing campaign of the Houthis in Yemen, B-2s arrived at Diego Garcia and have since been replaced by B-52s. You can read more about the initial arrival of the F-15s and why they were sent there in our exclusive story here.

“There are now six F-15Es on the island,” said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss operational details.
 
The official’s comments are in line with new satellite imagery reviewed by The War Zone. Last week, we were the first to report on the arrival of F-15s on the remote island. There were four Strike Eagles visible on Diego Garcia when we first noted fighters at the base in an archived Planet Labs satellite image of the island taken on May 16, 2025. Low resolution imagery taken today indicated that at least two more had arrived.

While the official declined to say where the jets came from, open source trackers state the jets arrived from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, located nearly 4,400 miles from Diego Garcia.

https://www.twz.com/air/more-f-15e-strike-eagles-deploy-to-diego-garcia
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Re: Additional F-15E Strike Eagles Arrive In Diego Garcia
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2025, 10:15:33 am »
6 of them there, huh?  That should plenty to deter anyone! *****rollingeyes*****
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Re: Additional F-15E Strike Eagles Arrive In Diego Garcia
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2025, 10:46:43 am »
That's a long flight to any target.
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Re: Additional F-15E Strike Eagles Arrive In Diego Garcia
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2025, 11:26:14 am »
Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on May 20, 2025, 10:46:43 am
That's a long flight to any target.
With the use of F15 Buddy Tankers I think Iran would be a viable target for them.
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Re: Additional F-15E Strike Eagles Arrive In Diego Garcia
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2025, 12:06:58 pm »
That's what makes Socotra such great real estate for US military installations in the Indian Ocean to chack and balance Chi-com influence in the area ... Location!  Location!  Location!  America should grab it before the Chi-coms do.
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Re: Additional F-15E Strike Eagles Arrive In Diego Garcia
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2025, 04:21:24 am »
Consider the F-15 maximum bomb load is 3.5 times the maximum bomb load for the B-17.

Add that the accuracy of the bombs (JDAMs) on the F-15 thoroughly outclasses the accuracy of the B-17 with the Norden Bombsight.

Six F-15s have the ability to deliver the same weight of ordinance as 21 B-17s, and with pinpoint accuracy to individual targets.

Yes, Virginia, keep the flies off their backs and those half dozen F-15s can do some serious ass kicking.
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