Boeing F-15 Chief Test Pilot Matt Giese checked out the multirole jet’s avionics, advanced systems and software. A test team monitoring the data collected during the flight in real time confirmed that the aircraft performed as planned
3 February 2021: Boeing’s latest F-15EX fighter jet successfully completed its first flight today proving its merit, safety and readiness to enter US defense service. The fighter jet completed a 90 minute test flight from St Louis Lambert International Airport confirming its perfect performance throughout the flight and paving its way for an early delivery of first two jets to the US Air Force later this year. US Air Force had awarded Boeing with a contract to build first lot of eight jets in July. This Boeing plans to deliver the aircraft in a record time of less than nine months within signing of the contract.
Prat Kumar, Boeing vice president and F-15 program manager said, “Our workforce is excited to build a modern fighter aircraft for the US Air Force. Our customer can feel confident in its decision to invest in this platform that is capable of incorporating the latest advanced battle management systems, sensors and weapons due to the jet’s digital airframe design and open mission systems architecture.”
One of the major advantages of F-16EX is its digital backbone can serve as a testbed for future technology insertion. Modern variants of the F-15 also include fly-by-wire flight controls, an all-new digital cockpit, modern AESA radar and the ADCP-II, the world’s fastest mission computer. The F-15EX, the most advanced version to date, features the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System electronic warfare system to improve mission effectiveness and survivability for operators.
