New Boeing F-15EX Fighter Jet Takes First Flight

(3 Feb 2021)
The new Boeing F-15EX fighter jet completed
its first flight on Tuesday, paving the way for the early delivery of
the first two jets to the U.S. Air Force later this quarter.

The
jet took off and landed from St. Louis Lambert International
Airport, completing a 90-minute test flight before returning to
the airport.

Boeing F-15 Chief Test Pilot Matt Giese
checked out the multirole jet’s avionics, advanced systems and
software, whilst a test team monitoring the data collected during the
flight in real time confirmed that the aircraft performed as
planned.

“The successful flight proves the jet’s safety
and readiness to join our nation’s fighter fleet,” said Prat
Kumar, Boeing vice president and F-15 program manager. “Our
workforce is excited to build a modern fighter aircraft for the
U.S. Air Force. Our customer can feel confident in its decision to
invest in this platform that is capable of incorporating the
latest advanced battle management systems, sensors and weapons due
to the jet’s digital airframe design and open mission systems
architecture.”

The fighter’s digital backbone means it can
serve as a testbed for future technology insertion, a key
capability for the Air Force.

Modern variants of the F-15 also
include fly-by-wire flight controls, an all-new digital cockpit,
modern AESA radar and the ADCP-II, the world’s fastest mission
computer.

The F-15EX, the most advanced version to date, features
the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System
electronic warfare system to improve mission effectiveness and
survivability for operators.

In July 2020, the Air Force awarded Boeing a
contract to build the first lot of eight jets.

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