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The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E Strike Eagle is an American all-weather multirole strike fighter [5] derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle.Intended for the Dual-Role Fighter (DRF) program (initially called Enhanced Tactical Fighter), the F-15E was designed in the 1980s for long-range, high-speed interdiction without relying on escort or electronic-warfare aircraft.
An F-15E Strike Eagle crew observed an Iraqi Hughes 500 that was on the ground, and attempted to drop a GBU-10 on it. As the helicopter took off, the F-15 crew continued to illuminate it with a laser, and the bomb hit the helicopter in midair. A special forces team on the ground witnessed the event. [7]
January 21 – An F-14A+ Tomcat (Bureau Number 161430) was shot down by a V-750AK (SA-2E) surface-to-air missile while on an escort mission near Al Asad airbase in Iraq. The pilot, Lieutenant Devon Jones, was rescued by USAF Special Operations Forces but the Radar Intercept Officer, Lieutenant Larry Slade, was captured.
A pilot assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing prepares to fly an F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, N.C., on Thursday, March 22, 2023.
28 July – An Iraqi military Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in a sandstorm. All five crew-members are killed. [10]17 April – A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, 95–26648, belonging to the 3-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade crashes on infill about 12 miles (19 km) north of Tikrit while executing an 8 ship air assault at night. 1 U.S. service member killed and 3 crew ...
Later Iraqi government documents claim two F-15s recorded as being shot down in this engagement. [1] However, USAF claim that there is no record of an F-15 being shot down on January 30 in the area west of Baghdad. [8] [better source needed] Operation Samurra was the last offensive operation of the Iraqi Air Force during the Gulf War.
The IAF overwhelmingly consists of American-made aircraft that also include Apache and Black Hawk helicopters. Israel also flies a large fleet of F-15s and recently signed a $5.2 billion deal for ...
The Air Force's 48th Fighter Wing said on Tuesday that two F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft equipped with the new system arrived last week at RAF Lakenheath, a British base that hosts American forces ...