The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II is the world's fastest fighter jet at Mach 2.5—and it can carry an absolutely staggering 29,500 pounds of weapons across 23 hardpoints. That's nearly twice the payload of an ...

Jets capable of going faster than the F-16 include the F-15 Strike Eagle, F-14 Tomcat, MiG-31 Foxhound, Dassault Mirage 2000, ...

Summary and Key Points: The F-15SE Silent Eagle, developed by Boeing in 2009, was an advanced variant of the F-15E Strike Eagle, designed to compete with Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II. It ...

Pilots with the 123d Fighter Squadron, 142nd Fighter Wing dropped 500-pound BDU-50s and 2,000-pound BDU-56s test munitions in May at Mountain Home Air Force Base.

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Air Force’s F-15EX Eagle II is set to replace the aging F-15C/D fleet, initially tasked with homeland defense, but its role may expand dramatically. Boeing and the Air ...

The F-15E Strike Eagle has been one of America's most trusted fighter jets since it first flew in December 1986. These beasts of the sky were trusted to carry heavy loads, strike fast, and were known ...

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The Defense Department approved a $2.8 billion, 11-year hybrid contract with Boeing to modify F-15K Slam Eagle fighters for the South Korean air force, the Pentagon announced Friday. The contract ...

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Congressman Mark Alford announced on Wednesday that the 442d Fighter Wing will house the F-15E Strike Eagle.

With all of today's technology, a bulletproof fighter-jet canopy would be simple to make. So why don't fighters have them?