McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle

F-15E Strike Eagle
	McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle over Afghanistan
Role	Attack Aircraft
Manufacturer	McDonnell Douglas ; Boeing Defense, Space & Security
First flight	11 December 1986
Introduction	April 1988
Status	Active, in production
Primary users	United States Air Force; Royal Saudi Air Force ; Israeli Air Force ; Republic of Korea Air Force ; For other users, see operators
Number built	420
Unit cost	F-15E: US$31.1 million (flyaway cost, 1998) ; F-15K: US$100 million (2006)
Developed from	McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Variants	Boeing F-15SE Silent Eagle

The McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle is a modernized variant of the F-15 Eagle. It was optimized as an attack aircraft for the US Air Force with a stronger airframe than earlier versions. It has longer range, more powerful radar, and a second seat for the operator of the strike aircraft equipment. Foreign operators are Israel, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and South Korea.

Operators[change | change source]

Israel

Israeli Air Force - 25 F-15I "Ra'am" aircraft in use as of January 2014^[4]

South Korea

Republic of Korea Air Force - 58 F-15Ks in service in January 2014.^[4] It ordered a combined 61 F-15K "Slam Eagle" fighters including one lost in an accident.^[5]

Saudi Arabia

Royal Saudi Air Force - 70 F-15S Eagles in service as of January 2014^[4]

Singapore

Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) - 24 F-15SGs in use as of January 2014.^[4] It ordered 24 F-15SG fighters.^[6]

United States

United States Air Force - 213 F-15Es in operation as of January 2014^[4]^[7]

↑ Number built: F-15E= 237,^[1] F-15I= 25,^[1] F-15S= 72,^[1] F-15K= 61, F-15SG= 24, and F-15SA= 1; total= 421.

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Davies 2002, p. 90.
↑ F-15_USAF_fact
↑ "F-15E Eagle." Aerospaceweb.org. Retrieved: 27 February 2012.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 "World Military Aircraft Inventory". 2014 Aerospace. Aviation Week and Space Technology, January 2014.
↑ Seung-woo, Kang. "Lockheed's F-35 feels heat from 2 competitors." Korea Times, 16 June 2013.
↑ "Speech by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean at the Inauguration of the F-15SG 149 Squadron." MINDEF press release, 5 April 2010. Retrieved: 20 April 2010.
↑ "F-15e.info". www.f-15e.info. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-05-24.

[2] Number built: F-15E= 237,^[1] F-15I= 25,^[1] F-15S= 72,^[1] F-15K= 61, F-15SG= 24, and F-15SA= 1; total= 421.

[Davies_p90-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Davies 2002, p. 90.

[3] F-15_USAF_fact

[4] "F-15E Eagle." Aerospaceweb.org. Retrieved: 27 February 2012.

[2014_Aerospace-5] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 "World Military Aircraft Inventory". 2014 Aerospace. Aviation Week and Space Technology, January 2014.

[6] Seung-woo, Kang. "Lockheed's F-35 feels heat from 2 competitors." Korea Times, 16 June 2013.

[7] "Speech by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean at the Inauguration of the F-15SG 149 Squadron." MINDEF press release, 5 April 2010. Retrieved: 20 April 2010.

[8] "F-15e.info". www.f-15e.info. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-05-24.

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