McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
The McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle is a modernized variant of the F-15 Eagle. It was optimized as an attack aircraft for the US Air Force with a stronger airframe than earlier versions. It has longer range, more powerful radar, and a second seat for the operator of the strike aircraft equipment. Foreign operators are Israel, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and South Korea.
| F-15E Strike Eagle | |
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| McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle over Afghanistan | |
| Role | Attack Aircraft |
| Manufacturer | McDonnell Douglas Boeing Defense, Space & Security |
| First flight | 11 December 1986 |
| Introduction | April 1988 |
| Status | Active, in production |
| Primary users | United States Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force Israeli Air Force Republic of Korea Air Force For other users, see operators |
| Number built | 420[N 1] |
| Unit cost | F-15E: US$31.1 million (flyaway cost, 1998)[2] F-15K: US$100 million (2006)[3] |
| Developed from | McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle |
| Variants | Boeing F-15SE Silent Eagle |
Operators
- Israeli Air Force - 25 F-15I "Ra'am" aircraft in use as of January 2014[4]
- Republic of Korea Air Force - 58 F-15Ks in service in January 2014.[4] It ordered a combined 61 F-15K "Slam Eagle" fighters including one lost in an accident.[5]
- Royal Saudi Air Force - 70 F-15S Eagles in service as of January 2014[4]
- Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) - 24 F-15SGs in use as of January 2014.[4] It ordered 24 F-15SG fighters.[6]
- United States Air Force - 213 F-15Es in operation as of January 2014[4][7]
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle Media
The second TF-15A, AF Ser. No. 71-0291, used as an F-15E demonstrator
First production F-15E, 86-0183
Forward cockpit of an F-15E with three multifunction displays
A wing-over maneuver displays the clean lines and high-wing design of an F-15E from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
An underside view of an F-15E Strike Eagle with landing gear down
USAF F-15Es, accompanied by an F-15C and two F-16s, flying over burning Kuwaiti oil wells.
An F-15E over Iraq in 1999 for Operation Northern Watch
F-15E departing Aviano Air Base, Italy, for a strike mission in Operation Allied Force on 28 March 1999
An F-15E over Afghanistan during Operation Mountain Lion, 2006.
An F-15E of the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron launching heat decoys over Afghanistan, 2008
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Davies 2002, p. 90.
- ↑ F-15_USAF_fact
- ↑ "F-15E Eagle." Aerospaceweb.org. Retrieved: 27 February 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "World Military Aircraft Inventory". 2014 Aerospace. Aviation Week and Space Technology, January 2014.
- ↑ Seung-woo, Kang. "Lockheed's F-35 feels heat from 2 competitors." Korea Times, 16 June 2013.
- ↑ "Speech by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean at the Inauguration of the F-15SG 149 Squadron." Archived 2020-03-14 at the Wayback Machine MINDEF press release, 5 April 2010. Retrieved: 20 April 2010.
- ↑ "F-15e.info". www.f-15e.info. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-05-24.