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  2. Boeing F-15EX Eagle II - Wikipedia

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    The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II is an American all-weather multirole strike fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle.The aircraft resulted from the U.S. Department of Defense's Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (OSD CAPE) study in 2018 to recapitalize the aging F-15C/D fleet due to inadequate numbers of F-22s, delays in the F-35 program, and maintaining diversity in the U ...

  3. McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle - Wikipedia

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    In FY 2020, USAF began procuring the F-15EX to replace the aging fleet of F-15C/D and supplement the F-22 Raptor to maintain air superiority fighter numbers, taking advantage of the existing export production line to quickly and affordably bring additional fighters into service; the F-15EX is also an option to replace the F-15E at a later time ...

  4. Samurra Air Battle - Wikipedia

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    Operation Samurra was an operation by the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) during the Gulf War to decisively engage McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle fighters from the United States Air Force (USAF) using Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 interceptors, and break the "wall" of F-15s that the Coalition had established along Iraq's border with Iran.

  5. Mikoyan MiG-29 - Wikipedia

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    The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union.Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter U.S. fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 ...

  6. Mikoyan MiG-29K - Wikipedia

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    The MiG-29K has a combination of low-observable technology, advanced electronic-warfare capabilities, reduced ballistic vulnerability, and standoff weapons to enhance the fighter's survivability. [31] According to Mikoyan, extensive use of radar-absorbent materials reduce the MiG-29K's radar signature 4–5 times over the basic MiG-29. [31]

  7. Air engagements of the Gulf War - Wikipedia

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    USAF F-15Cs vs. IQAF MiG-25s. Two IQAF MiG-25s fired missiles at a group of F-15Cs escorting a bombing run in Iraq. The F-15Cs evaded the missiles and gave chase, but were forced to give up when the MiGs outran them. They had fired a total of ten missiles at the MiGs. [7] [citation needed] USAF F-111s vs. IQAF MiG-23

  8. List of Gulf War pilots by victories - Wikipedia

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    MiG-29: 1 Was shot down by Cesar Rodriguez in a dogfight later. Capt. Richard Bennett / Capt. Dan Bakke [5] [7] [14] United States: Air Force: F-15E: 1 Captain Daniel Bakke was the Weapon Systems Officer and Captain Richard Bennett was the pilot for the kill. It is the only known instance in history of one aircraft purposefully bombing another ...

  9. Category:Fourth-generation jet fighters - Wikipedia

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    Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet; Boeing F-15EX Eagle II; British Aerospace Harrier II; ... McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle; Mikoyan MiG-29; Mikoyan MiG-31;