Boeing F-15EX Eagle II - Sharpening the Bald Eagle's Talons

Please note: This suggestion isn’t meant for immediate implementation. Its purpose is to document and share technical details about this aircraft for future consideration.

This is a revised version of my original suggestion from the old forums, updated with additional information.

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Boeing F-15EX Eagle II

    Hello everybody. I’d like to reintroduce and suggest the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II for the US Aviation tech tree in War Thunder. As a next-generation air superiority fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle, it serves as the currently planned replacement for the United States Air Force’s aging F-15C/D fleet while retaining the F-15E’s strike capabilities.

Key Characteristics

  • Air superiority fighter / Multirole strike fighter
  • Derived from F-15E Strike Eagle, optimized for air superiority
  • AN/APG-82(V)1 AESA radar
  • 2 x General Electric F110-GE-129 afterburning turbofans
  • Largest air-to-air capacity of any fighter as of now

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Conclusion | Why it should be in the game

    As War Thunder continues to introduce fourth-generation fighter aircraft, the F-15EX Eagle II would represent a significant and competitive addition to the US aviation tech tree. With its unmatched air-to-air payload capacity exceeding even the F-22A and F-35A, the F-15EX Eagle II could serve as a potent support asset capable of assisting fifth-generation fighters in neutralizing enemy advanced aircraft. This would make the F-15EX a potential top-tier option for the US tech tree until sixth-generation fighters enter service.

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Can’t wait to see it in 2027 or so lol

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More like 2025 at current BR introductions per year, AESA’s around the corner.

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If only they had the time to integrate the GE-132s as well, just imagine a combined 64,000lbs of thrust

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Would be 15.3 BR for USA tech tree +1

I don’t know after F-15C with AN/APG-63(V)3 AESA radar or F-15E with AN/APG-82(V)1 AESA radar

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Would make the most sense to follow the F-15C, assuming they do not place the Strike Eagles after the F-15C as well.

do we even have PESA radars yet? And how significant is the jump from pulse, to PESA, to AESA? IDK that much about the fine details of radars

The jump from mechanical scan to PESA and AESA is a huge difference. But the difference between PESA and AESA is not enough that we are likely to have PESA before AESA. Both will likely come within the next year. Both are necessary in order to add anymore advanced versions of current top tier aircraft.

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AESA, while faster and better filtering, is still PD and still power-restricted.

It’s the bees knees, just still has consistent notching windows.

Not really, with the ability to rapidly scan in different wavelengths

The wavelength switching isn’t what you think they’re for.
I know I don’t have the answers, yes plural; there are many reasons for frequency switching, and they aren’t all listed in one place I’ve found.
The novice electrical engineering side of me deduced one of them, and I’m too tired to remember which one let alone all the ones I’ve discovered so far.

Right, but notch resistance is improved compared to mechanical scan arrays, which are already nearly notch-proof in MPRF modes ingame. It won’t matter as much as people think though, due to it already being the missile, not the aircraft, that you have to beat.

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Or this pylons cant carry 9X?

yeah baby
would love to see this with Su-35, Eurofighter typhoon, J-16, J-15D, F/A-18F, MIG-35 etc

Although it is a great idea, before this is added, 14.0 should be added.

Mig-35 is inferior, try Su-57.

It could be 12 technically. Both the stations 1&9 and the double racks on the stations 2 & 8 could be loaded with 9Xs. But why carry 12 9Xs when those could be AIM-120Ds or AIM-260s

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I know mikoyan planes are no longer good but su-57 is more of a f-35 equivalent

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F-35 is not Rafale/Su-57/F-15 equivalent.
F-35 is vastly superior to both in capabilities.

its more of an equivalent/competitor with the F-22, the F-35’s main international competitor would probably be the Shenyang FC-31 but that’s a pre-production aircraft, it isn’t being mass produced as of now