F-15 Eagles and F-35 Lightning II fighters may take on future combat search and rescue missions, as the Air Force aims to ...
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has acquired its first F-15C Eagle, an iconic fighter aircraft, for display at its Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The F-15C is celebrated as a significant ...
The F-15 Eagle—designed by McDonnell Douglas and fielded in 1976—has anchored U.S. and allied air superiority for nearly five decades Its combat reputation is unmatched: the Eagle community is ...
The F-15’s long track record of air-to-air dominance can be attributed to a combination of cutting-edge avionics, superior performance characteristics, powerful weapons, and a well-trained pilot corps ...
Both the F-35 and the upgraded F-15s are excellent strike aircraft in their own right. But can either plane do everything ...
At the heart of the F-15’s performance capabilities is a thrust-to-weight ratio in excess of 1:1, even when loaded with a typical combat payload—one of the first fourth-generation fighter jets to ...
The legendary ground-attack aircraft has its days numbered, and its replacement raises questions that Congress itself still ...
An F-15 Strike Eagle was downed over Kuwait early on Monday local time.Jason Wells/Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The US said three of its military aircraft went down over Kuwait, ...
An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter deploys countermeasure flares as an F-15D Eagle maneuvers overhead during a joint over-water test flight, Aug. 20, 2025. (U.S. Air Force) Two helicopters faced off ...
An aerial view captures an object resembling a dismantled vehicle or equipment on a desert terrain, with loose wires and scattered components. (Image: undefined) As search and rescue efforts continue ...
The F-15C's design and advanced technologies were optimized for air-to-air combat. National Air and Space Museum. The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum welcomes a McDonnell Douglas F-15C ...
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s newly accessioned F-15 will fly in to Dulles Airport and taxi to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center The National Air and Space Museum will welcome a ...