Boeing F-15

A key element of the ROKAF's force strengthening is the commitment to deploying the its growing fighter fleet alongside attritable uncrewed aircraft that will serve as loyal wingmen and force multipliers.

Warsaw is looking to translate large fighter, helicopter and weapons purchases into a stronger defense industrial footprint.

A Boeing F-15 could become the first U.S. Air Force aircraft to experiment with a podded, boom-equipped air-to-air refueling system after AFWerx contract awards.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The upgrade by incumbent supplier BAE Systems will allow both fighters to integrate undisclosed new functions, BAE said.

The U.S. Air Force has released a “sources-sought” notice for the Next-Generation Ejection Seat, a program currently reserved for the Collins-made ACES 5.

Indonesia, Poland and Saudi Arabia are the F-15EX’s next targets for exports contracts.

The deal includes 50 new F-15IA aircraft and 25 Mid-Life Update modification kits for 25 of the country’s existing F-15Is.

The fiscal 2025 defense appropriations bill passed by Senate appropriators proposes to acquire 255 new military aircraft, or 19 more than the Pentagon requested.

Senate appropriators are seeking to reverse some of the Pentagon’s proposed development cutbacks as part of an $852.2 billion fiscal 2025 defense spending bill.

Boeing officials think the successor of the Boeing EA-18G Growler could be the F-15EX Eagle II.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The milestone came technically a year late due to production problems.

Frank Kendall has spent his time as secretary working to reshape the Air Force—but will his work outlast him?

The Pentagon did not release a timeline for completing the transition at either base.

Boeing executives revealed on June 26 that construction had started on a highly secure Advanced Combat Aircraft Facility in St. Louis.

U.S. Air Force officials warn that resource constraints and shifting requirements put the Next Generation Air Dominance program’s existence at risk.

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says the budget plan for maintaining its fleet is “not executable” and needs to be fixed now.

Boeing on June 6 delivered the first operational F-15EX Eagle II to the U.S. Air National Guard.

An Air Force F-15 pilot failed to engage the emergency braking/steering system during an emergency landing, causing the Eagle to crash into an irrigation canal.

Saudi Arabia is seeking full partner status as it decides what future combat aircraft program to join, with a decision possible within months.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI Corporation could maintain U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16s and Boeing F-15s based in Japan.

The House Armed Services Committee is expressing concern about progress with the Collins Aerospace ACES 5 ejection seat for the U.S. Air Force.

An internal political debate has stalled Israel’s purchases of Lockheed Martin F-35As and Boeing F-15EXs.

The first two operational F-15EXs will deliver eight months later than expected due to problems with Boeing in-sourcing forward fuselage production.