{"id":101,"date":"2019-03-21T19:25:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T23:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aerospaceincanada.com\/?p=101"},"modified":"2019-03-25T09:36:06","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T13:36:06","slug":"boeing-f-15x-wins-usaf-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aerospaceincanada.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/21\/boeing-f-15x-wins-usaf-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing F-15X Wins USAF Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Boeing has scored a victory with the USAF that will see the number of F-15X aircraft increase from 8 next year, to 18 aircraft per year through 2024. The initial plan wasn\u2019t to affect the quantity of F-35\u2019s being procured, however, given the F-35 production delays, that had to change. The Pentagon and the USAF felt action needed to be taken to address the shortfall in the near to mid-term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This also isn\u2019t a case of the F-15X replacing the F-35A in any way, shape or form. Contrary to popular opinion, the F-15X isn\u2019t \u201cthe end of the F-35\u201d. The F-15X is a replacement for aging F-15C and D platforms that are too costly to upgrade. It&#8217;s also a method of boosting unit numbers in the USAF to better match plans to offset recent gains by China and Russia in total air power. The F-15X will be more of a complement to the F-35A and vice versa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the topic of capacity, the F-15X will be able to carry a staggering twenty-two air-to-air missiles, or an equally impressive eight air-to-air missiles with a complement of either twenty-eight Small Diameter Bombs (SDB) or up to seven 2,000 lb bombs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/aerospaceincanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/F-15-2040C-Plan-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aerospaceincanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/F-15-2040C-Plan-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aerospaceincanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/F-15-2040C-Plan-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aerospaceincanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/F-15-2040C-Plan-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aerospaceincanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/F-15-2040C-Plan-1080x606.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/aerospaceincanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/F-15-2040C-Plan.jpg 1241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>F-15 2040C plan. The F-15X will be virtually identical except it will offer single and two-seat variants. &#8211; Boeing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The F-15X will have a 20,000-hour service life and foreign buyers have already financed the majority of the new technology. Newer model F-15&#8217;s like the F-15SA that the Saudi&#8217;s fly for example which share a lot of components with the F-15X. As a result, the cost-per-flight-hour is notably lower than that of the F-35A and even the F-16C. This also isn&#8217;t a knock on the F-35. It&#8217;s brand new technology. The F-15 is based on an almost 50-year-old design that has been extensively battle-tested, upgraded and produced. It does speak volumes to just how good McDonnell Douglas was at building fighter jets though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-very-light-gray-background-color\">With the F-35A and the F-15X fighting side-by-side the next 50 years or so I&#8217;d say the USAF is in good shape. I think one thing is clear, and that&#8217;s the fact that it&#8217;s a great time to be an <g class=\"gr_ gr_46 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"46\" data-gr-id=\"46\">enthusiast<\/g>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boeing has scored a victory with the USAF that will see the number of F-15X aircraft increase from 8 next year, to 18 aircraft per year through 2024. The initial plan wasn\u2019t to affect the quantity of F-35\u2019s being procured, however, given the F-35 production delays, that had to change. 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