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U.S. Air Force Urgently Buying General Electric F110-GE-129 Engines For New F-15EX Fighters Jets

U.S. Air Force Urgently Buying General Electric F110-GE-129 Engines For New F-15EX Fighters Jets

Source: Boeing The U.S. Air Force is urgently buying an unspecified number of General Electric F110-GE-129 jet engines to power its new F-15EX Eagle fighter jets. The service says this is an “unusual and compelling urgency acquisition” and comes ahead of a formal competition to decide on the F-15EX’s powerplant, …

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The World’s Most Advanced F-15 Eagle Makes Maiden Flight With A Spectacular “Viking Takeoff”

The World's Most Advanced F-15 Eagle Makes Maiden Flight With A Spectacular "Viking Takeoff"

Boeing’s F-15QA ascends in a ‘Viking’ takeoff at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis, Missouri in April 2020 (Twitter/Boeing) Boeing announced that the F-15QA, the most advanced version of the F-15 Eagle, performed successfully its first flight from the company’s plant at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis. Chief Test Pilot …

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