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Sep 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Pentagon assessment flags cost and tech risks for F-15EX
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The Air Force expanded its F-15EX Eagle II buy from 129 Eagle IIs to 267 this year, despite plans to move toward fifth-generation stealth. A Pentagon assessment warns the larger order would raise costs, deepen technology demands, and risk a major reset, with the jets intended to replace F-15E Strike Eagles.
WHO: Pentagon assessment
WHAT: A Pentagon assessment warns that increasing the F-15EX Eagle II procurement would raise costs, increase technology demands, and risk a major program reset.
WHEN: Reported Sep 4, 2026 at 7:19 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Part of ongoing military operations.
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