U.S. Air Force Wants To Extend The Lifespan Of Their F-15 Fleet

F-35

USAF Seeks Afterlife For F-15s -- Aviation Week

The U.S. Air Force is pushing to more than double the life of its stalwart F-15 Eagles with a series of upgrades.

“About two and a half years ago, the U.S. Air Force wanted fatigue tests on C models,” says Brad Jones, F-15 mission systems director for Boeing, which makes the aircraft.

As the F-15 fleet aircraft approached their life expectancies for total flight hours, the Air Force wanted see how far the service could delay fleet retirements, Jones said during a recent briefing with reporters.

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My Comment: I guess this is putting into action the need to have alternatives to the F-35 .... especially after harsh words were said about the F-35 program.