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F-15EX Eagle II

F-15EX Eagle II

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Air Force’s Mach 2 F-15C/D Fighter Isn’t Going Anywhere

Key Points and Summary – The Air Force will retain select “Platinum” F-15C/Ds for homeland defense even as it fields more F-15E/EXs—because the Eagle...

Kris OsbornNovember 6, 2025

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Turner, 40th Flight Test Squadron commander flies 40 FLTS Senior Enlisted Leader, MSgt Tristan McIntire during a test sortie in the F-15EX Eagle II over the Gulf of Mexico on Jun. 14, 2022. Assigned to the 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., the F-15EX Eagle II is the Air Force’s newest 4th generation fighter being tested at the 40 FLTS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John McRell)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Turner, 40th Flight Test Squadron commander flies 40 FLTS Senior Enlisted Leader, MSgt Tristan McIntire during a test sortie in the F-15EX Eagle II over the Gulf of Mexico on Jun. 14, 2022. Assigned to the 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., the F-15EX Eagle II is the Air Force’s newest 4th generation fighter being tested at the 40 FLTS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John McRell)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Strap a Rocket to an Eagle: Inside Boeing’s F-15 “Global Strike Eagle”

Key Points and Summary – In 2006, Boeing proposed the F-15 “Global Strike Eagle,” a rocket-carrying variant that could air-launch small satellites or hypersonic...

Alex HollingsSeptember 27, 2025

F-15E Strike Eagle Fighter

F-15E Strike Eagle Fighter

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

How an F-15E Shot Down a Helicopter With a 2,000-Pound Bomb

Key Points and Summary: -On Valentine’s Day in 1991, during Operation Desert Storm, an F-15E Strike Eagle scored the platform’s first-ever air-to-air kill in...

Alex HollingsAugust 23, 2025

F-15C Fighter Coming in From Last Flight

F-15C Fighter Coming in From Last Flight

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

I Watched Up-close an F-15C Fighter Make Its Final Flight to the Smithsonian

PUBLISHED on August 13, 2025, 5:02 PM EDT – A Pilot with the Right Stuff Explained to Me Why He Loves His F-15C Eagle....

Brent M. EastwoodAugust 13, 2025

F-15EX Eagle II

F-15EX Eagle II

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Is a Game Changer for the Air Force

Key Points and Summary on F-15EX – The U.S. Air Force has officially retired its last F-15C/D Eagle fighters from Kadena Air Base in...

Caleb LarsonJuly 10, 2025

An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron returns from a training sortie at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2022. The 44th FS maintains combat readiness through daily training, ensuring the ability to provide superior airpower capabilities in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Roth)

An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron returns from a training sortie at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2022. The 44th FS maintains combat readiness through daily training, ensuring the ability to provide superior airpower capabilities in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Roth)

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The Air Force’s F-15C Fighter Will Never Be Forgotten

The F-15C Is Going Away But Will Not Be Forgotten: In a sign that there is now a changing of the guard when it...

Brent M. EastwoodApril 10, 2025