Bhurki
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Agree, these are simply replacements for fatigued airframes. Probably not possible to ramp up F35 by another x per year, within a reasonable timeframe, and it does give options - just as wheels are more peaceful than tracks, maybe an F15 is less threatening than an F35 in some situations. So these can be used for CONUS air policing, they would also allow US to reinforce allies, perhaps if those allies had got into a shooting war of some sort, and didnt operate F35....The F-15EX purchase just comes down to too many F-15Cs timing out. The new Eagles will probably be replacing Charlies one for one initially, but as F-35 production catches up, I think we will ultimately see the Echos retired and the EXs taking on a long range strike role instead. They also will be capable of carrying very large outsided ordnance that F-35s can't easily carry, or at least for not as far. Hypersonic weapons come to mind. It has been implied that AGM-183 would be within the ability of the F-15EX to carry on a centerline station.
The F-15EX purchase just comes down to too many F-15Cs timing out. The new Eagles will probably be replacing Charlies one for one initially, but as F-35 production catches up, I think we will ultimately see the Echos retired and the EXs taking on a long range strike role instead. They also will be capable of carrying very large outsided ordnance that F-35s can't easily carry, or at least for not as far. Hypersonic weapons come to mind. It has been implied that AGM-183 would be within the ability of the F-15EX to carry on a centerline station.
Agree, these are simply replacements for fatigued airframes. Probably not possible to ramp up F35 by another x per year, within a reasonable timeframe, and it does give options - just as wheels are more peaceful than tracks, maybe an F15 is less threatening than an F35 in some situations. So these can be used for CONUS air policing, they would also allow US to reinforce allies, perhaps if those allies had got into a shooting war of some sort, and didnt operate F35....The F-15EX purchase just comes down to too many F-15Cs timing out. The new Eagles will probably be replacing Charlies one for one initially, but as F-35 production catches up, I think we will ultimately see the Echos retired and the EXs taking on a long range strike role instead. They also will be capable of carrying very large outsided ordnance that F-35s can't easily carry, or at least for not as far. Hypersonic weapons come to mind. It has been implied that AGM-183 would be within the ability of the F-15EX to carry on a centerline station.
The F-15EX purchase just comes down to too many F-15Cs timing out.
The goal of the integrated DT and OT is to ensure the EX meets the needs of the warfighter in its intended
operational environment. This enables Eglin AFB’s testers to highlight any system issues early,
so they can be fixed before the F-15EX’s increased production and ultimate delivery to the squadrons.
The initial phase of tests will take approximately a year and a half.
30-40 million a bird.The F-15EX purchase just comes down to too many F-15Cs timing out.
The AF approach pre-FY20 to that was simple: SLEP. New wing (-E wing to which the USG, surprisingly, owns the data rights) + new longerons.
It would competed and by virtue of license production of large chunks of the F-15, there could be good cost savings through competition.
It could cost around $10 million per F-15C according to testimony by General Holmes and would get you out to the 2040's.
The F-15Cs would still get EPAWSS at $10 mil/pop and ADCP II.
The only counter-argument to it was that the Mattis-era readiness diktat (who cares if 80% MC costs hugely more than 75% MC).
couldn't be readily accommodated. And to a lesser extent, there were more unknown unknowns in the timeline.
Of course, the claim that the timelines are somehow shorter or that there's no R&D associated with the F-15EX is rather belied by:
The goal of the integrated DT and OT is to ensure the EX meets the needs of the warfighter in its intended
operational environment. This enables Eglin AFB’s testers to highlight any system issues early,
so they can be fixed before the F-15EX’s increased production and ultimate delivery to the squadrons.
The initial phase of tests will take approximately a year and a half.
30-40 million a bird.
The f-15c is a prime example of that the airplane has structural problems that will require replacement
of major structural members the launcher on that run lengthwise in the airplane followed by the wings being replaced and
then followed by bulkheads on the center fuselage which means it'd be better to buy a new airplane than to try to work
through those repairs that's important walk through we originally budgeted approximately a million per plane after
the knowledge that came through long structural what does that take the number up to well so the the the exact
number will depend on the time that you. go after but that million per plane was based on fuselage longerons and as
you add the wings and the fuselage into it the initial estimates we dealt with we're in the tens of millions per
airplane I think as we work with the prime contractor now you can get that number probably down around 10 million
or so per airplane but that's in a estimation you don't really know until you open the airplanes up
"But then we wouldn't have B-21 by next year" - GatesAs I’ve posted before and will post again we’d have between 400-500 F-22s by now..........
30-40 million a bird.
Holmes:
View: https://youtu.be/7du-vfIWl2A?t=2814
auto-transcript (slightly cleaned up):
The f-15c is a prime example of that the airplane has structural problems that will require replacement
of major structural members the launcher on that run lengthwise in the airplane followed by the wings being replaced and
then followed by bulkheads on the center fuselage which means it'd be better to buy a new airplane than to try to work
through those repairs that's important walk through we originally budgeted approximately a million per plane after
the knowledge that came through long structural what does that take the number up to well so the the the exact
number will depend on the time that you. go after but that million per plane was based on fuselage longerons and as
you add the wings and the fuselage into it the initial estimates we dealt with we're in the tens of millions per
airplane I think as we work with the prime contractor now you can get that number probably down around 10 million
or so per airplane but that's in a estimation you don't really know until you open the airplanes up
F-22 Restart Study:
View attachment 639315
30-40 million a bird.
Holmes:
View: https://youtu.be/7du-vfIWl2A?t=2814
auto-transcript (slightly cleaned up):
The f-15c is a prime example of that the airplane has structural problems that will require replacement
of major structural members the launcher on that run lengthwise in the airplane followed by the wings being replaced and
then followed by bulkheads on the center fuselage which means it'd be better to buy a new airplane than to try to work
through those repairs that's important walk through we originally budgeted approximately a million per plane after
the knowledge that came through long structural what does that take the number up to well so the the the exact
number will depend on the time that you. go after but that million per plane was based on fuselage longerons and as
you add the wings and the fuselage into it the initial estimates we dealt with we're in the tens of millions per
airplane I think as we work with the prime contractor now you can get that number probably down around 10 million
or so per airplane but that's in a estimation you don't really know until you open the airplanes up
F-22 Restart Study:
View attachment 639315
That's just for the fuselage.
Air Force announces Guard locations for F-35A, F-15EX
The Air Force plans to replace the Air National Guard’s aging F-15C Eagles in Florida and Oregon with the service’s newest air superiority aircraft.
Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, will begin receiving F-35 Lightning IIs in 2024;
It’s nice to see the eagle finally have some turkey feathers, neat.
It can carry 7 x 2000 pounders. ?!?Joining Up on the F-15EX | Air & Space Forces Magazine
The Air Force prepares to welcome the first new F-15s since 2004.www.airforcemag.com
“In June 2018, the 409th SCMS partnered with the F-15 System Program Office, the F-15 Foreign Military Saudi case manager, and Worldwide Redistribution Service representatives to determine the feasibility of purchasing Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA wings that were removed during a fleet retrofit and scheduled for destruction,” he said.
After completing a business case analysis of several wing procurement initiatives, Hudson said the decision was made to buy the F-15SA wings.
Its just a formality, in the process of declaring EX and its modules exportable without specific country based adjustments.Can the EX win in India?
No, they shouldn't have called it an F-25.I wish they would post the flight testing videos with the new flight by wire system, They should have called f-25 or something like that. It might not be stealth but it is going to be a beast
Question: why does 15EX use GE-129 engines with thrust of 13.1 tons instead of more powerful GE-132 egines that have 14.5 tons?
F-15EX has CFTs by default and new quadruple racks are also more draggy compared to dual missile pylons?
Good Day All -
I was there yesterday - first day out of quarantine and Boeing flew a bunch of aircraft for me F-15QA 006 and 008 flew, 008 for the first time and without CFTs and later a Kuwaiti F/A-18E went up as well. Catbird flew off to Palmdale and EX flew early afternoon. Felt great to be out of the house, in the sun and listening, and feeling!, jet engines!
Enjoy the Day! Mark