Business Insider/Military.com: What the Air Force is getting with its new F-15EX fighter
* The Pentagon is spending $1.1 billion for eight new F-15EX fighter jets.
* The F-15EX is a fourth-generation-plus aircraft, meaning it's more advanced than previous F-15s but doesn't have the same features as fifth-generation aircraft like the F-35.
The Pentagon is set to buy the first of Boeing's new fourth-gen plus F-15EX fighters. The new purchase will cost the government $1.1 billion for eight of the new aircraft, with more buys to come in later years.
For those wondering why the Air Force would opt to buy an upgraded version of an older fighter instead of more modern, stealth fighters like the F-35, you aren't alone. Even the Air Force was surprised to find out it was getting the F-15EX, let alone 144 of them. Eventually, the F-15EX will replace the aging F-15C/D, and those aircraft will be decommissioned.
The Air Force currently flies 235 aging F-15C/Ds that were in line to either be decommissioned or upgraded. Instead of spending money on those, the Air Force will simply buy newer models.
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