F-15SE review

June 14, 2009 · Posted in Blogroll, Uncategorized

ELP has a review of Boeing’s proposal for the F-15 Silent Eagle. Although primarily targeted to the export market, this aircraft could potentially be procured to swell the downsized ranks of USAF fighter squadrons:

Where the F-22 has already shown its ability to help legacy aircraft in air to air combat scenarios by seeing what targets its legacy team mate is locked on to, an F-15SE paired with the F-22 would give huge combat benefit. After the “next-war-itis” part of the war is over, the SE becomes an effective light bomber that can hunt anything all the way down to dirt insurgs as well as any combat jet ever made. Its sensor suite, two-aircrew setup, payload and fuel capacity make it a valued coalition fighter.

This, however, assumes that the USAF reverses its publicly stated policy of procuring only 5th-generation fighter aircraft in the future.

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