The F-15EX Eagle II: How and Why the F-15 Got Unbelievably Good

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  @megaprojects9649 · 2 years ago · pinned

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• AM

  @AmerinadianGaming · 2 years ago

  By the time it&apos;s retired...the B-52 will be getting another upgrade.<br><br>Grandpa BUFF will never die

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• EC

  @ecleveland1 · 2 years ago

  This just goes to show how great of a design the original 1970’s F-15 was. What an absolute masterpiece of aeronautical engineering and design.

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• BL

  @blairbrown4812 · 2 years ago

  By the time the F-15EX is retired, ideally, the first warp-powered Starships will be coming online.

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• AD

  @AdmiralArchon · 1 year ago

  So.... its a flying missile battery. Got it. &nbsp;Eagle 4, Fox 22

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• DA

  @DarkStarlifter · 2 years ago

  I got to see this plane make its debut public appearance at St. Louis, this year and man… it’s crazy to watch an F-15 fly like an F-22. There was a Raptor at that show and my friend and I were comparing the two performances. Impressive engineering!

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• SH

  @Shad0wSabr3 · 2 years ago

  104 and 0<br>look out below <br>took out a satellite <br>just for show

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• TI

  @timehaley · 2 years ago

  It&apos;s designed to work hand in hand with the F-35. &nbsp;The F-35 is a flying computer able to now share it&apos;s data with the F-15EX. &nbsp;The F-15EX can carry up to 20 LRAAM&apos;s that once fired can be handed off to the F-35 for final targeting if needed. &nbsp;Another scenario is the F-35 cleans out the AA missile defense leaving a hole the F-15EX can exploit with it&apos;s massive bomb loads.

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• CH

  @chriswoodend2036 · 2 years ago

  The people saying all aircraft need to be stealth are still thinking like it&apos;s the 90&apos;s. Our military is heavily networked. You don&apos;t need a stealth plane that can internally carry 22 AMRAMs to maintain stealth. You need something that can stealthily locate and identify a target and provide telemetry for a firing solution that your &quot;missile truck&quot; can then use to fire from what would normally be an absurd distance to try to get a firing solution. 35 is eyes, 15EX is the fist in this scenario and at a fraction of the cost and with no meaningful increase in logistics and maintenance. 15EX is a great idea. You can still use the 22s and 35s as needed but it&apos;s worth remembering that in a situation where something is externally mounted on one of those planes, it&apos;s not stealthy anymore. 22s and 35s have teeth, just not very many of them. A good missile truck is the solution.

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• CA

  @CaliflowerQueen · 2 years ago (edited)

  The main takeaway is the role of the F15Ex II will be a very fast heavy weapons truck. in Boeing&apos;s words it serves as a long-range standoff weapons system that is also capable of penetrating and surviving in highly contested environments. Here is a scenario to help you imagine its role: <br>The F15ex II flies low and fast to avoid radar as part of a formation made up of different fighters performing different roles. The stealth fighters make the first move. The enemy air defense assets light up their radars and start shooting their missiles, the 15ex II will lock onto everything it can see and send a large volley of missiles. A Boeing EA-18G Growler will then immediately turn on its 5 jamming pods to help sheild all planes in the formation from the enemy&apos;s volley of incoming missiles. The F15Ex II has its own jammers giving it an extra level of protection, which will be handy given it just made itself target number one. Once the long-range air defense is taken out, the F15ex II may even have some left over missiles or bombs to join the other planes in attacking the main objective.

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• JE

  @jeremyortiz2927 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIREaQXIB9s&amp;t=640">10:40</a> I just retired from the USAF as a targeteer &amp; combat mission planner, and this loadout is still freaking bonkers. I feel sorry for anyone who thinks this Eagle is low threat.

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• KW

  @kweeks10045 · 2 years ago

  Another couple of issues showed up over the past 10 years. &nbsp;Russia, China,and other countries were routinely encroaching upon US airspace. We would send up an F-35 or maybe even an F-22 and the encounter gave the other country the ability to test their radar and other detection systems. &nbsp;Also, the F-35 was not capable of carrying some of the newest and largest missiles and bombs, and the F-22 was not an ideal choice because external weapons nearly negated the stealth capability. &nbsp;So, the logical thing was to modernize the F-15, thereby saving money by not having to develop a new platform, speeding up the procurement process,and helping save hours on our stealth fighters. &nbsp;Also, they had an issue with a Russian fighter that we dispatched an F-22 to intercept. &nbsp;The Russians couldn&apos;t see it until the last minute, and they had a closer than comfortable encounter. &nbsp;With the F-15EX, the adversary can see it but will also know it carries a big stick. &nbsp;Hopefully, this acts a deterrent against stupidly staged theatrics.

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