Some information about the proposed F-15 Advanced. The F-15X will have near identical features but will be offered in single and two seat configurations. Boeing
Warzone/The Drive: F-15X Will Come In Two Variants, And No, It Won't Cost $100M Per Copy
We have new details about the F-15X and the USAF's motivation for making a dramatic institutional shift to procure the proven fighters.
Since breaking the F-15X story last July, pretty much everything our original exposé discussed has come true. After many discounted that original report, last December Bloomberg reported that the F-15X would indeed appear as a procurement program of record for the Pentagon's 2020 budget proposal, which is due to be released at any time. Comments by heads of the USAF and industry have since confirmed this eventuality. Still, that report was thin on details, leading to quite a bit of confusion about what would be included in the USAF's initial investment into the F-15X and what was exactly planned for the program overall. With that in mind, we have new details that answer some of these questions and paint a finer picture of what the F-15X will look like when it rolls off the production line, in one of two distinct forms, as well as what the new Eagle variant will mean for the United States Air Force.
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Update #1: The Air Force could buy improved F-15 fighters (Defense News)
Update #2: US Air Force Chief Confirms Interest in Improved F-15X (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: F-35 manufacturer Lockheed has responded to this interest in the F-15X program .... Lockheed CEO: Boeing’s F-15X won’t disrupt F-35 program (Defense News).
