F-15EX Eagle II Takes Off, And the Sky Looks on Fire

If you look at it objectively, the current fleet of American warplanes is quite old. Not obsolete, by any means, but old, with just a couple of fighter aircraft coming into service in the 2000s. Part of the old group of airplanes is the F-15 Eagle. Introduced by McDonnell Douglas exactly half a century ago, it still flies in the service of America’s military, in various versions. The most recent such v... (continue reading...)