F-15 Eagle
A twin-engine, all weather air superiority fighter with a proven design that is undefeated in air-to-air combat
Air Superiority
The F-15 is a twin-engine, all weather fighter that is the backbone for the U.S. Air Force’s air superiority and homeland defense missions. Its proven design is undefeated in air-to-air combat, with more than 100 aerial combat victories. Its two engines provide 58,000 pounds of thrust, which enable the F-15 to exceed speeds of Mach 2.5. Boeing has built more than 1,600 of the aircraft for six countries around the world providing unparalleled interoperability.
Advanced Capabilities
Low-altitude Targeting
Boeing equipped the F-15 with an advanced infrared targeting and navigation system, which allows high-speed target strikes at night and in bad weather.
Flexible Payload
The F-15 can carry up to 23,000 pounds of payload, including air-to-ground weapons and air-to-air weapons.
Gone Before You Hear it
The F-15’s two 29,000 pound-thrust engines push it to two and a half times the speed of sound, which make it the eighth fastest aircraft ever built.
Continuously Updated
The F-15 has evolved into arguably the most advanced, multirole, air-superiority fighter currently in service.
Advanced F-15: Innovation in air superiority
Milestones
F-15 Technical Specifications
| Length | 63.8 ft (19.45 m) |
| Height | 18.5 ft (5.65 m) |
| Wing Span | 42.8 ft (13.05 m) |
| Propulsion | Two P&W F100 or two GE F110 turbofan engines in 29,000 lb (13,154 kg) thrust class with afterburning |
| Weight | 45,000 lb (20, 411 kg) class 81,000 lb (36, 700 kg) max gross takeoff |
| Speed | 1,875 mph (3,017 kph) |
| Armament | F-15A/B/C/D air-to-air: 20mm cannon AIM-120 (AMRAAM) missiles AIM-9 (Sidewinder) missiles AIM-7 (Sparrow) missiles F-15E Air-to-ground: precision guided munitions variety of missiles and bombs F-15E Air-to-air: cannon 8 medium- and short-range missiles |
Feature Stories
F-15 Engineer Shares Passion for Flight
August 11, 2016 in Defense
A Boeing F-15 engineer’s homemade flight simulator fosters STEM careers for elementary school students in St. Louis.
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F-15E Tests Fastest Fighter Jet Computer in the World
August 8, 2016 in Defense
The Advanced Display Core Processor II recorded its first flight in a U.S. Air Force F-15E July 8 and proved out what is arguably the fastest fighter jet computer in the world.
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A Pioneer in Aerospace Retires from the Jet She Loves
September 15, 2014 in Defense
Boeing design and flight test engineer Nelda Lee reflects on becoming the first woman to record flying time in an F-15, inspiring a new generation of women in aerospace.
Learn MoreF-15 Customers
Boeing’s F-15 program was initiated at the request of the United States Air Force, who demanded a fighter jet designed to maintain the country’s air superiority. Through its variants, the F-15 has also served that mission internationally, for Israel, Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia.
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Israel
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Japan
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Saudi Arabia
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South Korea
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United States
F-15 Quick Facts
- Max speed: 2.5 Mach
- Max ceiling: 70,000 feet (21,336 m)
- Max unfueled range: 2,600 nautical miles
- Max takeoff weight: 81,000 pounds (36,741 kilograms)
- Max weapons load: 29,500 pounds (13,381 kilograms)
- Max load factor: 9.0 G’s
- Combat radius: 1,000 nautical miles (including 20-minute loiter)