Boeing F-15EX / F-15QA and related variants

fightingirish said:
Slightly off-topic, but Japan is cleared to transform 98 of its F-15J Eagles into "Japanese Super Interceptors".
Link: https://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/japan-f-15j-modernization
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Unfortunately in the present day:
https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-...umber-of-f-15js-to-be-upgraded/163789.article
Japan remains committed to an ambitious upgrade programme for its Boeing F-15J fighters but has reduced the number of aircraft involved.

In its 2025 Defense of Japan white paper, the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) states that 54 examples will be upgraded. Previously, Japanese officials had suggested the upgrade would affect approximately 70 aircraft.
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:rolleyes:
 
Scott Kenny said:
Not disagreeing, but they might be able to get EXJs faster than GCAP.

This is assuming that the F-15Js are running out of life hours, of course.
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Well, JSIs are already going to be a significant part of the overall force, even after reduction. JASDF just isn't that big.
 
Now might be a good time for Boeing to revive the F-15U in partnership with MHI for a F-15J refresh proposal.
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https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/mcdonnell-douglas-f-15-projects.2/post-766612
(h/t Deino and fightingirish)

Though I am more of a fan of the F-15 MANX myself:
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Grey Havoc said:
Now might be a good time for Boeing to revive the F-15U in partnership with MHI for a F-15J refresh proposal.


Though I am more of a fan of the F-15 MANX myself:
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You mean a new aircraft with a vaguely F-15-like planform?

I see an aircraft with a completely new and different fuselage, and a main wing heavily modified (if not also completely new)... not to mention the tail surfaces.
 
F-15 EX production is going from about 12-18 ish a year to 24 aircraft a year by end of next year. That will likely be sufficient to sustain production through the rest of the decade / into next decade factoring in booked USAF orders and Israel's need for between 25 and 50 EX aircraft. Boeing could possible expand production to beyond 24 if they pick up additional firm orders..EX is now the sole aircraft in the production process I believe.
 
BlackBat242 said:
You mean a new aircraft with a vaguely F-15-like planform?
I see an aircraft with a completely new and different fuselage, and a main wing heavily modified (if not also completely new)... not to mention the tail surfaces.
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Something in the likes of KAAN might be the better option.
 
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Forest Green said:

RTX unveils new APG-82(V)X radar enhanced with gallium nitride​

https://www.rtx.com/news/news-cente...-apg-82vx-radar-enhanced-with-gallium-nitride
https://twitter.com/x/status/1970516381654241559
View: https://x.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1970516381654241559
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The related TWZ article had the following quote:

According to Short, Gen. Kelly was also convinced that, while the Air Force is “really good in X band, we’ve got to get out of [it].” X-band is used in most fire-control radars and is thus the biggest threat that enemies are attuned to ‘listen’ for.

As Short explains: “I no longer live in that band where the adversary looks for me the most often. That agility is key to being low probability of intercept and low probability of detection.”
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Not sure how you can switch to a higher or lower band for target tracks witbout sacrificing range / resolution, but maybe longer wavelength and lower frequency radar for cuing + EO/IR TGP targeting in addition to X band?
 
If the USAF gets back up to 144 EX's for the Guard and then more on top of that (which is possibly if not likely) then you are talking about early 2030s for just fulfilling the USAF backlog alone. There's also Israel that wants an EX variant for the IAF. Unless Boeing gets up to 36 or 48 deliveries per year, I'm not sure how it can fulfill any new orders this side of the mid 2030s.
 
bring_it_on said:
If the USAF gets back up to 144 EX's for the Guard and then more on top of that (which is possibly if not likely) then you are talking about early 2030s for just fulfilling the USAF backlog alone. There's also Israel that wants an EX variant for the IAF. Unless Boeing gets up to 36 or 48 deliveries per year, I'm not sure how it can fulfill any new orders this side of the mid 2030s.
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Apparently there are mumblings and rumblings of getting Boeing to 36 EXs per year in the new funding bill
 

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