Herald and News/Bloomberg: Air Force wants upgraded F-15 fighters along with F-35s
The U.S. Air Force’s next budget will request funds for eight new F-15 fighter-bombers from Boeing Co., beefing up its inventory with an upgraded version of a plane it last bought in 2001, even as it pursues the more advanced F-35 from rival Lockheed Martin Corp.
The F-15s will be proposed in the fiscal 2020 budget, expected around March 11, as the first of a potential 80-plane purchase over the next five years, said people familiar with the Air Force’s plan.
Even though the request has White House support, it’s likely to raise questions from skeptical lawmakers about why the Air Force, which has spent years saying it needs the “fifth-generation” F-35, now wants more F-15s as well.
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Update: The U.S. Air Force Is Buying New F-15s After All (Popular Mechanics)
WNU Editor: There is push-back against this purchase .... Senators are urging Trump to stick with F-35s as the US eyes buying new souped-up F-15 fighter jets (Business Insider).
Think of the F-15X as a arsenal jet and it makes perfect sense. Think of the USA building a replacement for the AMRAAM, with double its range, hanging of a F-15X and it makes perfect sense.
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We need a quick backfill for the 17 lost F-22's. Since that production line is permanently shut.
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