Billions Wasted? Does the Air Force Really Need the New F-15EX?

May 19, 2021 Topic: F-15EX Region: Americas Blog Brand: The Reboot Tags: F-15Air ForceMilitaryTechnologyWorldF-15EX

Billions Wasted? Does the Air Force Really Need the New F-15EX?

It's a major upgrade to the legacy F-15 system. But is the extra cost worth it?

Sébastien Roblin holds a Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing, and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring. This piece was originally featured in 2018 and is being republished due to reader interest.

This article first appeared in 2018.

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