The F-15EX Has Fired Its First Missile
The Air Force’s new F-15EX fighter jet has conducted its first successful test fire of a missile.
The Air Force’s new F-15EX fighter jet has conducted its first successful test fire of a missile.
Three decades after it first entered service, the latest F3R version of the AIM-120 has just completed its latest phase of testing.
Publicly released documents reveal that QF-16 jets have been regularly supporting the AIM-260 missile program.
The pod was used to collect data on multiple AIM-120 engagements during an exercise that spanned from California to Florida.
The new missile offering from Boeing uses two stages instead of one to increase range and lethality.
The F-15’s new Infrared Search and Track pod has just proved its ability to provide targeting data needed to make a long-range missile kill.
The answer to why the Viper flies with heavier AIM-120s on its wingtips and lighter AIM-9 Sidewinders under its wings may surprise you.
The action-packed clip underscores the immense expenditure of resources on the part of the Saudis to respond to these relatively low-cost threats.
Both pilots ejected successfully before the fighter jet ended up nose-down in the grass alongside the runway.
The National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System is critical to protecting Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas from air and missile threats.