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| F-15 Eagle II Fighter Jet Chances to Get In Mesir Countries |
International Military - The F-15 Eagle II fighter jet is a fighter jet known for its high capabilities. One of the high capabilities that exist in the F-15 Eagle II fighter jet is the high cruising capability. Explained from the airforce-technology.com page, the F-15 Eagle II fighter jet has a range of up to 1,200 miles.
If converted, the cruising range of the F-15 Eagle II fighter jet can reach 1,931 km. Then the speed of the F-15 Eagle II fighter jet can reach Mach 2.5. From the speed and cruising range, the F-15 Eagle II fighter jet is suitable for carrying out various missions.
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One of them is the air superiority mission that can be carried out by the F-15 Eagle II fighter jet. Apart from all that, if the F-15 Eagle II fighter jet has one of the characteristics of advanced technology. Launching breakingdefense.com, one of the characteristics of the advanced technology in the F-15 Eagle II fighter jet is the EPAWSS.
From the EPAWSS, the F-15 Eagle II fighter jet has a good electronic warfare system. As a result, with EPAWSS, the F-15 Eagle II fighter jet is able to overcome several threats that come. And reduce the risk of hazards in the vicinity that threaten the F-15 Eagle II fighter jet.
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Therefore, the F-15 Eagle II fighter jet technology system is of high quality and dangerous for the opponent. However, from the sophistication of the F-15 Eagle II, apparently there is bad news from this fighter jet. Moreover, the bad news about the F-15 Eagle II is related to the famous US official who discussed this fighter jet.
Moreover, this famous US official named Heather Wilson who incidentally was a former Secretary of the US Air Forces. "Indeed, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson stated in September that the Air Force is not interested in acquiring a fourth-generation F-15EX, preferring to invest in expanding its fleet of fifth-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighters," wrote nationalinterest.org.
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From this explanation, there are indications that the US Air Force will not reproduce the F-15 Eagle II in the future. Although this is just a guess, it has been seen from the US Navy, US Marines, and US Air Force sectors, that the addition of F-35 fighter jets is planned.
It could be that later the F-15 Eagle II will not have as much quantity as the F-35. Even though it's just a response, the F-15 Eagle II could still be an option. In addition, there is information if there is an explanation about the delivery of the F-15 Eagle II to the US Air Force.
"The second batch of F-15EXs is scheduled to be delivered in fiscal year 2024 to the Air National Guard base in Kingsley, which will also serve as an F-15EX training base," explained mil.sina.cn.
From this explanation, the delivery of the 2nd batch of F-15 Eagle II will be carried out in 2024. Which means that in 2 years the 2nd batch of F-15 Eagle II for the US will be delivered soon.
It was also made clear that the US F-15 Eagle II would be stationed at the Air National Guard base in Kingsley, Oregon. The rest is information if the F-15 Eagle II will replace the role of the F-15 variant C.
And there is also a mention if the F-22 Raptor is replaced by the F-15 Eagle II. And there is information if the role of the F-15 Eagle II fighter jet will back up the role of the F-35.
In addition, the F-15 Eagle II itself has the advantage of a fairly large carrying capacity of weapons. It is clarified that the F-15 Eagle II is capable of carrying weapons up to a payload of 13.38 tons.
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With this weight, the F-15 Eagle II is facilitated with 23 total hardpoints for the weapon holder. With this total weight, there is an issue if the F-15 Eagle II becomes a 4.5 generation fighter jet with a large carrying weight.
As a result, with this large weight, the role of the F-15 Eagle II can be used in 2 important missions. Air superiority missions and bombing missions can be carried out by the F-15 Eagle II fighter jet.
Apart from that, if the French foreign media leaked about the F-15 Eagle II fighter jet. Moreover, the leak was about the planned export of the F-15 Eagle II to a country in North Africa.
And that country is Egypt, which could possibly get the F-15 Eagle II. "Washington DC gave the coup by claiming it was studying the possibility of exporting to Egypt the new Boeing F-15 EX Eagle II," explained avionslegendaires.net. From this explanation, the US may have the opportunity to export the F-15 Eagle II to Egypt.
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But for now there is no further information about the sale of the F-15 Eagle II. There are allegations that the US has the opportunity to sell F-15 Eagle II fighter jets to Egypt. For that, we are waiting for official information about the intention to sell F-15 Eagle II fighter jets by the US to Egypt.