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China Has Its Own Version of the US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle That Was Built from the Designs of 1 of Russia’s Best Fighters Still Flying Today

China's J-16 fighter was created thanks to the technical data and knowledge gained by the Su-27 from Russia. Some call this fighter Beijing's own...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 20, 2026

(DoD photo by Airman Kristopher Wilson, U.S. Navy. (Released))

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The Shah of Iran bought 79 F-14 Tomcats from the United States in 1976, three years before the revolution; after 2006 they were the last of the type still flying, the Pentagon shredded its own so parts could not reach Tehran, and this March Israel said it had destroyed the remainder on the ground at Isfahan

The Navy’s swing-wing F-14 Tomcat fighter outlived the US Navy that retired it. It did not outlive the country that bought it as an...

Georgia GilholySeptember 17, 2026

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft flies in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Sept. 5, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tiffany A. Emery)

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The New F-16G Fighting Falcon Fighter Has a Message for the US Air Force

The US Air Force in the coming years could get a new version of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the F-16G, from Lockheed Martin.

Georgia GilholySeptember 17, 2026

A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, flies a training mission over southeast United States, March 23, 2026. The 96th Test Wing and 53rd Wing perform developmental and operational test series on the platform including next-generation survivability, radars, sensors and networking capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Wiles)

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The F-15EX Eagle II Can Carry 29,500 Pounds of Payload and Up to 12 AMRAAMs. It Just Dropped Live Bombs From an Operational Squadron for the First Time, and the Air Force Wants to Grow the Fleet From 129 Jets to 267.

The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II is coming to the US Air Force and will transform how the air service trains, fights and prepares for...

Georgia GilholySeptember 17, 2026

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Israeli Pilots With 24 Air-to-Air Kills Between Them Evaluated the F-14 Tomcat and the F-15 Eagle in 1974 and Reported That the Tomcat Could Barely Outperform an A-4 Skyhawk in a Dogfight. Israel Bought the Eagle. Iran Bought the Tomcat.

France embargoed Israel in 1967 and took its main aircraft supplier away overnight. By 1974 the Israeli Ministry of Defence was asking Washington for...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 16, 2026

F-15J Fighter from Japan Creative Commons Image

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Japan’s Mach 2.5 F-15J Fighter Won’t Ever Fly for the Air Force As It Was Custom Built for Tokyo

Denied the AN/ALQ-135 jammer, Japan fitted its own J/ALQ-8. Denied the AN/ALR-56, it built the J/APR-4. It even developed its own tactical data link...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 12, 2026

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Turkey Was Thrown Out of the F-35 Program in 2019 and Built Its Own Fifth-Generation Fighter. The Kaan Flies on 2 American General Electric F110 Engines Producing Roughly 29,000 Pounds of Thrust Each.

Turkey was removed from the F-35 program in 2019 after buying the Russian S-400, and responded by accelerating its own fifth-generation fighter. The TAI...

Harrison KassSeptember 9, 2026

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Forget the F-35 Stealth Fighter: At 87,000,000,000 Operations Per Second, the US Air Force F-15EX Eagle II Is a Real Flying Supercomputer

The F-15EX Eagle II is not stealthy and the US Air Force bought it anyway. It flies at Mach 2.5 against the F-35's Mach...

Kris OsbornSeptember 8, 2026

A Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 (F-15DJ) in flight, as viewed from the boom operator position of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, after being refueled during air refueling training July 30, 2009.

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Japan’s F-15J Interceptor Doesn’t Care About Your US Air Force F-22, F-35 or China J-20 Mighty Dragon Stealth Fighter Comparisons

Japan's F-15J is a licence-built Eagle and it was never a complete one. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries assembled most of the fleet in Japan, working...

Caleb LarsonSeptember 6, 2026

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The US Air Force’s New Boeing F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Has Two Problems and It Has Nothing to Do with China or Russia

The Air Force went from 129 F-15EX Eagle IIs to 267 this year, more than doubling a program built around a fourth-generation airframe at...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 4, 2026

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China Has Its Own Version of the US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle That Was Built from the Designs of 1 of Russia’s Best Fighters Still Flying Today

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The New F-16G Fighting Falcon Fighter Has a Message for the US Air Force

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The F-15EX Eagle II Can Carry 29,500 Pounds of Payload and Up to 12 AMRAAMs. It Just Dropped Live Bombs From an Operational Squadron for the First Time, and the Air Force Wants to Grow the Fleet From 129 Jets to 267.

Aerospace & Defense

Israeli Pilots With 24 Air-to-Air Kills Between Them Evaluated the F-14 Tomcat and the F-15 Eagle in 1974 and Reported That the Tomcat Could Barely Outperform an A-4 Skyhawk in a Dogfight. Israel Bought the Eagle. Iran Bought the Tomcat.

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Japan’s Mach 2.5 F-15J Fighter Won’t Ever Fly for the Air Force As It Was Custom Built for Tokyo

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Turkey Was Thrown Out of the F-35 Program in 2019 and Built Its Own Fifth-Generation Fighter. The Kaan Flies on 2 American General Electric F110 Engines Producing Roughly 29,000 Pounds of Thrust Each.

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Forget the F-35 Stealth Fighter: At 87,000,000,000 Operations Per Second, the US Air Force F-15EX Eagle II Is a Real Flying Supercomputer

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Japan’s F-15J Interceptor Doesn’t Care About Your US Air Force F-22, F-35 or China J-20 Mighty Dragon Stealth Fighter Comparisons

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The US Air Force’s New Boeing F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Has Two Problems and It Has Nothing to Do with China or Russia

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