Before the F-22 entered service, NASA and the US Air Force used a heavily modified F-15 to explore ideas that seemed years ahead of their time. The F-15 STOL MTD and later ACTIVE programs tested ...

The latest version of Boeing’s venerable F-15 multi-role fighter has received a major endorsement from the Pentagon office that tests and evaluates military hardware. In its 2024 annual report, the ...

A test pilot's job is to wring the plane out to find out "what the plane can do, what it can't do, what is broken and what needs to be fixed," said Scott Willey, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel who, ...

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The AN/ALQ-250 EPAWSS achieved the Initial Operational Capability in early 2024 and is currently being fielded on the new F-15EX Eagle II and retrofitted on the F-15E Strike Eagle. The U.S. Air Force ...

NAVAIR is working to integrate the AGM-158C-1 LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) on the U.S. Air Force’s F-15E Strike Eagles and F-15EX Eagle IIs, providing them with yet another tool for engaging ...

With the ongoing testing of military drones by the U.S. Department of Defense, air combat is changing rapidly. However, the U.S. military appears to have found a way to increase fighter pilot safety.