US EditionF-15E Strike Eagles, Deployed During Operation Epic Fury, Can Fly 2.5 Times the Speed of Sound. Take a Closer Look.
- Three F-15E Strike Eagles were mistakenly shot down by Kuwait during Operation Epic Fury, and a KC-135 Stratotanker used for in-flight refueling also crashed in Iraq, killing six U.S. service members with no hostile or friendly fire attributed to the crash.
- The F-15E Strike Eagle first flew in 1988 and can reach speeds of 1,875 miles per hour, or 2.5 times the speed of sound, powered by two Pratt & Whitney F100 engines with over 23,000 pounds of thrust each.
- The aircraft features advanced systems such as LANTIRN for all-weather, low-altitude attacks and is armed with an internally mounted 20-millimeter gun, AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, and ground attack weapons like JDAM smart bombs.
- The F-15E also has a cockpit design that allows the crew to monitor weapons and flight information without looking away from the windscreen, with a weapon system officer seated behind the pilot to manage armaments.
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OTTAWA—We are now well into the third week of United States President Donald Trump’s special military operation against Iran, which the Americans have undertaken in conjunction with Israel. What is clear, thus far, is that the comically named Operation Epic Fury is not going to be the whirlwind success that Trump initially promised to deliver. SPONSORED CONTENT Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy – Time to Build. What remains unclear is what …
F-15E Strike Eagles, deployed during Operation Epic Fury, can fly 2.5 times the speed of sound. Take a closer look.
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft prepares to land at a base in the Middle East, Jan. 18, 2026. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions at low altitude, day or night and in all weather.U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonah BlissThe US Air Force deployed F-15E Strike Eagles during Operation Epic Fury against Iran.The fighter jets are designed for air-to-air and air-t…
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