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The 18th Wing is conducting safety inspections on all F-15E Strike Eagles deployed to Kadena Air Base after one of the ...
An F-15E Strike Eagle that took off from Diego Garcia on Monday discovered mid-flight that one of its wheels was missing.
After losing the contract for the next-generation fighter, Lockheed Martin has a new plan: a massive upgrade for the F-35, ...
“We are a combined force, so you get different experiences flying with the F-22 Raptor and local F-15 Eagles from the 18th Wing,” Lt. Col. Matt Zimniewicz, 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron ...
A Pacific Air Forces report says that a F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron that dropped two fuel tanks in May 2024 hit multiple birds shortly after taking off ...
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How Fast Can the New F-15EX Eagle II Fighter Fly?

A controversy has erupted over the true top speed of the new F-15EX Eagle II after a Boeing executive claimed it could fly at ...
The unit, which was first established as Marine Fighter Squadron 224 (VMF-224) on May 1, 1942, and known as the “Fightin’ Bengals,” has operated notable aircraft such as the Douglas A-4D ...