F-15 Eagle
IOC: 1976
Total Production: 1,938
Total Program's Cost: USD$59 billion
F-15 Silent Eagle
Maiden Flight: 2010
Also Known As
F-15SE
Origin
United States of America
Program Status:
Under Development
Contractor/s
Boeing
Family Members
F-15A Eagle
F-15B Eagle
F-15C Eagle
F-15D Eagle
F-15E Strike Eagle
F-15K Slam Eagle
F-15SG
Air-to-Air Missiles:
AIM-120D AMRAAM
AIM-9X Sidewinder
Bombs:
GBU-30 JDAM
GBU-38 JDAM
GBU-39B
GBU-40
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Description:
The F-15E Strike Eagle is a two-seat, multi-role, fighter aircraft for all-weather air-to-air and air-to-surface missions. The rear cockpit includes four multipurpose displays for aircraft systems and weapons managements. The APG-70 radar and the LANTIRN navigation and targeting pods provide the F-15E with excellent precision strike capability day and night, and adverse weather conditions.
During the Gulf War, the F-15E Strike Eagle was used mainly at night hunting SCUD missile launchers and artillery sites. The LANTIRN pods demonstrated to be very valuable for the F-15E success. The F-15E still retains the A, B, C and D air-to-air capability and the internal 20mm gun. Two low-drag conformal fuel tanks that hug the F-15E's fuselage increase the maximum range.
The F-15SE Silent Eagle is the latest F-15 aircraft configuration unveiled by Boeing on March 17, 2009, to meet the requirements of international Air Forces at an affordable cost. The F-15SE features stealth/low-observable technologies with extensive use of coatings and treatments on the aircraft, redesigned canted double tail minimizing radar cross section (RCS) and providing extra , and redesigned conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) that allow for internal weapons carriage with up to four stations (2x2). The aircraft will be provided with a Digital Electronic Warfare System (DEWS) from BAE Systems and Advanced Electronic Scanning Array (AESA) radar from Raytheon for enhanced survivability.
The internal weapons carriage is compatible with AIM-120D and AIM-9X air-to-air missiles as well as Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) and Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs) air-to-ground weapons. Boeing and an international aerospace partner have completed a conceptual prototype of the CFT internal-carriage concept, and plan to flight-test a prototype by the first quarter of 2010, including a live missile launch. With traditional CFTs installed the aircraft has the standard weapons load used on current versions of the F-15E. Its digital flight control system improves the aircraft's reliability and reduces airframe weight.
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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Last Updated: Sunday, March 07, 2010
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