This was reported on October 30 by Bulgarian Military Viewers. During the comprehensive tests and evaluation of the F-15Ex aircraft participated in 19 major exercises and interacted with the 5th generation aircraft. Air-air-air rockets were launched and rockets with a non-nuclear warhead of the Air-Earth. The data collected are currently studied by the Center for OPPs and Pentagon, after which a decision will be made to start mass production.
If the Air Force plans do not interfere with anything, the first F-15Ex Guard unit will be formed in the portland at the Portland Air Force. Boeing has introduced the US Air Force final version of the advanced F-15Ex Eagle II fighter, which is a modernized version of the outdated F-15e Strike Eagle.
The new fighter is equipped with many types of weapons 22 air-air missiles AIM-120 AMraam or AIM-9x Sidewinder, and can carry up to 13 tons of Air-Earth Air-Earth Air-Earth or Small Diameter Bomb (SDB). There is a 20mm M61 A1 Vulcan gun for melee. The innovative digital cabin of the pilot, equipped with a large number of displays and modern avionic, allows pilots to better navigate the environment and increase efficiency.
The aircraft is equipped with a Fly-By-Wire control that increases the maneuverability of the machine and reduces the load on the pilot. In addition, the renewed complex of the IEC expands the possibility of identifying and reflecting hostile threats. Experts noted that in general, F-15Ex Eagle II has a number of strategic advantages over older F-15 models, including increased service life and reducing operating costs.
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