F-15EXイーグルIIニュース：開発から現在まで

初飛行と量産試験飛行中のF-15EXイーグルII

F-15EX The Department of the Air Force awarded a nearly $1.2 billion contract for its first lot of eight F-15EX fighter aircraft, July 13, 2020. The contract, awarded to Boeing, provides for the design, development, integration, manufacturing, test, verification, certification, delivery, sustainment, and modification of F-15EX aircraft, including spares, support equipment, training materials, technical data, and technical support. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

First USAF F-15EX takes flight The first U.S. Air Force F-15EX fighter aircraft took its maiden flight February 2, 2021 in St. Louis. The 173rd Fighter Wing is scheduled to become the F-15EX Fighter Training Unit in 2024. (Photo Courtesy of Boeing/Eric Shindelbower)

First USAF F-15EX takes flight The first U.S. Air Force F-15EX fighter aircraft took its maiden flight February 2, 2021 in St. Louis. The 173rd Fighter Wing is scheduled to become the F-15EX Fighter Training Unit in 2024. (Photo Courtesy of Boeing/Eric Shindelbower)

AF’s first F-15EX arrives at Eglin The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, arrives to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida March 11. The aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end through combined developmental and operational tests. The 40th Flight Test Squadron and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron personnel are responsible for testing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Karissa Rodriguez)

AF’s first F-15EX arrives at Eglin The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, rolls by an F-15C March 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The newly-arrived aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end through combined developmental and operational tests. The 40th Flight Test Squadron and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron personnel are responsible for testing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

F-15EX arrives at Eglin The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, arrives to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida March 11. The aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end through combined developmental and operational tests. The 40th Flight Test Squadron and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron personnel are responsible for testing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Air Force names its newest fighter, F-15EX Eagle II The Air Force’s newest fighter, the F-15EX Eagle II, was revealed and named during a ceremony, April 7, 2021, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end, through combined developmental and operational tests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)

F-15EX takes to the Alaska skies for deep end test An F-15EX takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in support of Northern Edge 2021. Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members are participating in a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. NE21 is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises designed to sharpen the joint forces’ skills; to practice tactics, techniques, and procedures; to improve command, control and communication relationships; and to develop cooperative plans and programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Savanah Bray)

F-15EX takes flight An F-15EX Eagle II from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, takes flight for the first time out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 26, 2021, prior to departure for Northern Edge 2021. The F-15EX brings next-generation combat technology to a highly successful fighter airframe that is capable of projecting power across multiple domains for the Joint Force. (U.S Air Force photo by 1st Lt Savanah Bray)

F-15EX missile shot The 40th Flight Test Squadron’s Majors Benjamin Naumann and Mark Smith fly the F-15EX Eagle II preparing to fire an AIM-120D missile during a Weapons System Evaluation Program mission near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla, Jan. 25, 2022. This was the first live fire performed from the Air Force’s newest aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven)

Acoustic testing Microphones record the sounds of the F-15EX Eagle IIs engines during a ground test at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 26, 2022. The aircraft underwent various ground and flight acoustic testing to create a baseline noise level for use by the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)

F-15 acoustic testing An F-15EX Eagle II zooms through the air during a flight test Oct. 31 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft underwent various ground and flight acoustic testing to create a baseline noise level for use by the Department of Defense. This was the first time this type of in-depth digital acoustic sound testing was done on any F-15 model. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

F-15 Station shot

F-15EX employs Standoff Precision Guided Munitions, completes Integrated Test and Evaluation Phase 1 Both F-15EX Eagle II aircraft attached to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53d Wing, and 40th Flight Test Squadron, 96th Test Wing, return from a test mission over the Gulf of Mexico, Aug. 2, 2023. The F-15EX recently completed Integrated Test & Evaluation Phase I, with the data currently being analyzed by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center and Office of the Secretary of Defense Director of Operational Test and Evaluation for final reporting to steer a full rate production decision determination in the coming months (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John McRell)

Formation flight (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven)

Alia on the line Team Eglin now has six F-15EX Eagle Its on station at Eglin Air Force Base. The 53rd Wing now has four and the 96th Test Wing has two as the units continue joint developmental and operational testing on the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd. Lt. Rebecca Abordo)

ACC leaders visit command’s only operational test and evaluation wing An F-15EX Eagle II from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, takes flight out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, April 11, 2024, with U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, command chief of Air Combat Command, and Maj. Scott Addy, 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, F-15 division chief. The F-15EX is the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end, through combined developmental and operational tests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Lindsey Brewer)

Black Flag 24-1 concentrates on Joint Test Integration, setting the stage for Virtual Black Flag A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet, assigned to the “Vampires” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine, is parked next to a U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II, assigned to the 53rd Wing, during exercise Black Flag 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 24, 2024. Black Flag is a two-week Operational Test-focused exercise that evaluates the suitability of emerging capabilities and tactics in multi-domain, multi-service, operationally relevant scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brianna Vetro)

240712-Z-CH590-1351 An F-15EX Eagle II, assigned to the 142nd Wing, takes off during the unveiling ceremony at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon, July 12, 2024. The 142nd Wing will be replacing the F-15 C/D model Eagles with the new F-15EX Eagle II models.