F15 Eagle EX II (Eagle X2)

The first Air Force F-15EX Eagle IIs are just becoming operational as the Air Force is starting to receive the first of the well over 100 EXs ordered. The Portland Air National Guard has just received its first F-15EX Eagle IIs, replacing its aging fleet of F-15Cs.While the F-15EX may look like the F-15D/C on the outside, they are completely different on the inside. The old F-15Cs were built in the 1980s, and the basic computer systems are from the 1970s. There is a lot that makes the F-15EX special. It is essentially an all-new 4.5th-generation fighter jet. The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle stands as one of the most dynamic aircraft in the US Air Force's fleet. The jet can perform complex missions, address multiple different kinds of threats, and neutralize a large array of targets.Despite its incredible combat record and history of service with the Air Force, the F-15 is unfortunately reaching a rather ripe old age. First produced in 1972, the jet has served with Air Forces across