US Air Force aims to double F-15EX Eagle fleet

US Air Force aims to double F-15EX Eagle fleet

The U.S. Air Force plans to more than double its F-15EX Eagle II fleet to 267 aircraft, up from the previously planned 129, as part of the fiscal 2027 budget request rolled out this week. The revised plan calls for 24 additional Eagle IIs next year at a cost of roughly $3 billion, according to the service’s fiscal 2027 budget request. “This will complete building existing F-15EX units and then begin to recapitalize the aging F-15E fleet,” an Air…

The U.S. Air Force Is Going All In on the F-15EX Eagle II Fighter

Kuala Lumpur – In the past 24 hours, the US Air Force (USAF) has announced plans to double production orders for the F-15EX Eagle II, the latest and most modernized derivative of the twin-engine air superiority fighter originally designed in the 1970s. With this order, the F-15 in general has all the appearances of exhibiting the mythical “9 lives” that cats are supposed to be endowed with. But as of this latest order, the “Eagle”, as it is refe…

Senate authorizers pen bill that would add 200 F-15EX jets to total fleet size

Sens. Ted Budd (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) yesterday introduced legislation that calls for increasing the F-15EX Eagle II inventory from 129 to 329 jets via multiyear procurement authority. The bipartisan Senate Armed Services Committee pair would also enter all variants of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program into a MYP contract to ensure “all subcontractors, vendors and suppliers promptly receive funds in order to supercharge the defense…

Senators Fight For More Boosts to U.S. Airpower After Increase to F-15EX Order

As the USAF confirms its intent to buy more F-15EX Eagle IIs, Senators Budd and Shaheen have launched three new bills designed to expand the U.S. fighter inventory and retain experienced pilots. New plans from the U.S. Air Force boosting their order of F-15EX Eagle II fighters to as many as 267 aircraft may not be the last we hear of this program expanding, at least not if several members of the U.S. Senate achieve their aims. Just after the Pen…

U.S. Air Force plans to double F-15EX fleet to 267 aircraf

An Air Force spokesperson confirmed the updated procurement goal and said the expansion will support broader modernization efforts. “This will complete building existing F-15EX units and then begin to recapitalize the aging F-15E fleet,” the spokesperson said. The service currently operates about 25 F-15EX aircraft and has contracts with Boeing for more than 100 units. The F-15EX is an upgraded version of earlier F-15 models, featuring advanced …