A retired fighter pilot watches his jet roar through the sky one last time. Diane Tedeschi Cesar "Rico" Rodriguez, a retired fighter pilot, attended the arrival of an F-15C at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy ...

Boeing is hoping to secure sales of the F-15EX in the Middle East. The EX-model is derived from the Advanced Eagle derivatives developed for Saudi Arabia, like the F-15SA pictured here. Credit: Tony ...

The F-15 Eagle—designed by McDonnell Douglas and fielded in 1976—has anchored U.S. and allied air superiority for nearly five decades Its combat reputation is unmatched: the Eagle community is ...

A strike among machinists at Boeing's F-15 and Hornet factories is dragging into a third month. Their union said on Sunday that its members voted again to reject Boeing's latest contract offer. The ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Pentagon has agreed to build a new facility in Idaho to host fighter jets and pilots from Qatar. Hegseth made the announcement during a Pentagon ...

Qatar will set up a facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho to train F-15 pilots. Secretary Hegseth had to clarify it will be on an existing, U.S.-controlled base, not a new separate Qatari ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Pentagon has agreed to host a new Qatari Emiri Air Force facility in Idaho, saying that the nation has played a "core part" in securing the Gaza ...

Three F-15 crews attempted to drop laser-guided bombs on Iranian drones after exhausting their supply of air-to-air missiles. By Jeff Schogol Published Sep 24, 2025 4:26 PM EDT Air Force F-15 crews ...

The F-15 Eagle is a fourth-generation fighter that still has a relevant part to play in military strategies. This is even although fifth-generation fighters like the F-35 Lightning II and F-22 Raptor ...

The F-15 Eagle is a dominant aircraft, unrivaled in air-to-air combat—still in active service, and credited with over 100 aerial kills without a single loss. The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is one of ...

An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter deploys countermeasure flares as an F-15D Eagle maneuvers overhead during a joint over-water test flight, Aug. 20, 2025. (U.S. Air Force) Two helicopters faced off ...

A passenger in an F-15D ejected on the ground this week at the 104th Fighter Wing in Massachusetts. (Senior Airman Ivy Thomas/U.S. Air Force) An F-15D Eagle flight that was apparently intended to be a ...