Boeing F-15 Eagle

World Military & Civil Aircraft Briefing Teal Group Corporation Boeing F-15 Eagle Fighter/Attack July 2018 Richard Aboulafia Vice President, Analysis Program Briefing The F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, single-seat, fixed-swept-wing, all-weather, air superiority fighter air-craft and, as the F-15E Strike Eagle , a dual-role, twin-seat, long-range in-terdiction fighter. The prime manu-facturer of the aircraft is Boeing , for-merly McDonnell Aircraft Co. US F-15 procurement was termi-nated in FY 1991, but was re-instated for a few extra years, allowing for a total USAF buy of 236 F-15Es. The F-15 is in service with the US Air Force (USAF), Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Japan, where the aircraft was li-cense-built by Mitsubishi. South Ko-rea has also ordered the F-15K, while Singapore has opted for the closely related F-15SG. Over 1,700 F-15s have been delivered. Executive Dept. of the Air Force US Air Force Systems Command Aeronautical Systems Div. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, OH 45433 (513) 255-6151 Manufacturer The Boeing Co.

Boeing F-15 Eagle Page 2 World Military & Civil Aircraft Briefing ©Teal Group Corporation Subsystems Airframe The F-15 airframe includes 2% composites by fly weight. These in-

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