U.S. Air Force Sends F-15EXs To Japan

U.S. Air Force F-15EX. Credit: U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force F-15EX.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has deployed two of its new Boeing F-15EX Eagle IIs to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as it prepares to stand up a unit of the fighters at the base. The service plans to stand up the F-15EX unit at Kadena in spring 2026, making it the first overseas and first active-duty operating base...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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