Tag: F-15
Israel Wants to Augment its F-35s With More F-15s
Israel wants to buy more F-15s from the latest generation (F-15EX) to augment its air force, which currently centers around the F-35I. In this first edition of Debrief, defense analysts Arie Egozi and Tamir Eshel discuss this new development.
Boeing Commits to Reciprocal Procurement in Israel to Support $10B Mega...
Boeing has agreed to spend billions of dollars in Israel over the coming decade if it wins major defense contracts, Israel’s Economy Ministry said on Tuesday. The “reciprocal procurement” agreement calls for Boeing to collaborate with Israeli industries for at least 35 percent of the value of any transaction it signs with the Israeli government.
Boeing Awarded US$6 Billion to Build 36 Eagles for Qatar
Boeing Defense, Space, & Security company has been awarded a $6,173,500,000 undefinitized contract action contract for the F-15 Qatar program. FMS funds in the amount of $3,019,750,000 are being obligated at the time of award. This sole source contract provides for the foreign military sales (FMS) requirement to procure 36 new F-15QA aircraft for the Qatar Emiri Air Force. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri, with an expected completion date of Dec. 30, 2022.
New Orders for AIM-9X Block II
Kuwait considers equipping its F/A-18C/D Hornet fighters with the latest generation air/air passive (IR) missile - the AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II missile. Kuwait plans...
New Fighter Acquisition Uncertainty Revving Up F-15 Prospects
Recent orders for F-15 fighters from Saudi Arabia are securing the future for the Boeing F-15 production line at least until the year 2018....
Raytheon AESA Radars – Technology Solutions Mapped to Regional Needs
Raytheon was the first to design, develop and field an AESA radar system for a tactical fighter, the company also lead the market in retrofitting AESA radars onto multiple aircraft including the F/A-18E/F, F-15C, and F-15E.
Pentagon Cuts to Fund New Unmanned Aircraft Developments for the Air...
As part of the Pentagon's wide scale budget cuts reducing military spending by over $100 billion over five years, the Air Force expects to...
Italian, Israel Air Force Conduct Joint Training Exercises in Sardinia, Southern...
The Israeli and Italian air Forces concluded an extensive, two-week exercise in Sardinia today. Members from four Israel Air Force fighter squadrons participated in...
Better F-15SA Eagles for the Royal Saudi Air Force
Updated: October 21, 2010: The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have finalized an arms package that shadows even the large arms mega-sales in the region....
F-15E Platform Integration Marks the First Air/Ground Application for the Joint...
Following the installation of the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) in the US Navy's F/A-18F, Vision Systems International (VSI) has been awarded an...
DARPA Develops Better Battle Damage Tolerance Flight Control for Unmanned Systems
Can an airplane fly with part of its wing ripped off? Two decades after a young Israeli pilot made history by landing an F-15B after...
F-22 Enters the Network – Linking IFDL, TTNT, Link 16
The U.S. Air Force says it has successfully tested a classified information transmission technology from two F-22 Raptor 5th generation fighter aircraft to ground stations at...
