{"id":2500862,"date":"2026-06-23T10:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/267-eagles-the-air-forces-big-bet\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:57:14","slug":"267-aquile-la-grande-scommessa-dellaeronautica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/267-eagles-the-air-forces-big-bet\/","title":{"rendered":"267 Eagles: la grande scommessa dell&#039;aeronautica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><\/p>\r\n<p>For a decade the U.S. Air Force kept trying to bury the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-15-eagle\">F-15<\/a>. The plan was to buy a token batch of new Eagles, then let the production line die quietly while everything went to stealth. The Eagle was the past. The <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-35-lightning-ii\">F-35<\/a> and the secret sixth-generation jet were the future.<\/p>\r\n<p>Then the service did something almost nobody saw coming. In its fiscal 2027 budget, unveiled at the Pentagon on April 21, 2026, the Air Force announced it now wants <strong>267<\/strong> Boeing <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-15e-strike-eagle\">F-15EX<\/a> Eagle II fighters \u2014 more than double the 129 it had previously planned, and roughly triple the low-water mark of 98 jets it floated just a couple of years ago. A fighter the brass spent years trying to mothball is suddenly one of its biggest procurement bets of the decade.<\/p>\r\n<p>So why does the \u201cboring old Eagle\u201d matter again? Because the math of a great-power fight changed \u2014 and the unglamorous things the F-15EX does better than anything else in the inventory turned out to be exactly what the Air Force is short on.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f4f5f7; border-radius: 10px; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 8px 0 28px;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; color: #222;\">Quick Facts: Boeing F-15EX Eagle II<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 18px; line-height: 1.85; color: #333;\">\r\n<li><strong>New planned fleet:<\/strong> 267 aircraft (FY2027 budget request), up from 129<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Earlier low point:<\/strong> the buy had been cut as far as 98 jets<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Builder:<\/strong> Boeing, St. Louis, Missouri (ex-McDonnell Douglas line)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Engines:<\/strong> two General Electric F110-GE-129 afterburning turbofans<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Radar:<\/strong> Raytheon AN\/APG-82(V)1 AESA<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Air-to-air load:<\/strong> up to 12 missiles in an air-superiority fit<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>First delivery:<\/strong> EX1 to Eglin AFB, March 11, 2021 (test fleet)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>First operational unit:<\/strong> 142nd Wing, Oregon Air National Guard (2024)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">From the chopping block to the centrepiece<\/h2>\r\n<p>To appreciate how strange this is, rewind the tape. The Air Force originally talked about 144 F-15EXs. In the fiscal 2023 request that fell to 104. By fiscal 2025 it had slid to 98 \u2014 barely enough to re-wing a couple of Air National Guard units flying tired F-15C\/D Eagles. The Eagle II looked like a stopgap with an expiry date stamped on it.<\/p>\r\n<p>The 2027 number rewrites that story completely. At 267 jets the F-15EX is no longer a niche replacement for old air-defence Eagles. It is now slated to start recapitalising the F-15E Strike Eagle fleet as well, which keeps Boeing\u2019s St. Louis line hot for years. Analysts have called it one of the most significant tactical-fighter procurement reversals in decades \u2014 a sharp break from the \u201cdivest to invest\u201d doctrine that dominated Pentagon budgets for most of the 2010s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"max-width: 550px; margin: 0 auto 28px;\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 400px; border: none; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2046277241613758733&amp;theme=light\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">More money, fewer hard choices<\/h2>\r\n<p>For years the Air Force was stuck in a brutal trade: keep ageing jets flying, or fund the new ones \u2014 never both. The 2027 budget\u2019s answer was blunt. More money. The department\u2019s top line jumps roughly 25 percent, procurement climbs about 30 percent, and suddenly the service can afford two hot fighter lines at once: the F-15EX and the F-35.<\/p>\r\n<p>It\u2019s worth being precise here, because the budget story is easy to garble. The F-35A buy is actually <em>rising<\/em> in 2027 \u2014 the Air Force is asking for 38 of them, up from just 24 in the lean 2026 request \u2014 even as it commits to far more Eagles down the road. The deep F-35 cut was last year\u2019s news; this year the theme is \u201cbuy everything,\u201d bankrolled by a spending surge. The sixth-generation Boeing F-47, meanwhile, is the budget\u2019s darling, with more than $5 billion requested for development in 2027 alone.<\/p>\r\n<p>Even the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/a-10-warthog\">A-10<\/a> Warthog \u2014 the jet the Air Force has tried to kill for years \u2014 got a reprieve, with some squadrons now extended toward 2030 to preserve combat power while production ramps. The through-line is the same: in a tougher world, the Pentagon decided it could not afford to throw airframes away.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px;\"><img data-opt-id=599034503  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/f-15ex-eagle-ii-head-on-flight.jpg\" alt=\"F-15EX Eagle II flying head-on over the Gulf\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II from the 40th Flight Test Squadron over the Gulf during operational testing from Eglin AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo \/ DVIDS)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa; border-left: 4px solid #1565c0; padding: 20px 22px; margin: 18px 0 24px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\"><a style=\"flex-shrink: 0;\" href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/troy-meink-secretary-air-force.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-opt-id=1748836111  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"width: 96px; height: 96px; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; display: block; border: 2px solid #ddd;\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/troy-meink-secretary-air-force.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Troy Meink\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/a>\r\n<div><em>\u201cFY 2027 moves beyond the trade-off between modernization and readiness. We are funding both as concurrent priorities to ensure the force is ready for today\u2019s and tomorrow\u2019s challenges.\u201d<\/em>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"><strong>Dr. Troy Meink<\/strong> \u2014 Secretary of the Air Force, FY2027 budget presentation<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Why the Eagle suddenly matters<\/h2>\r\n<p>Stealth wins the opening night of a war. But wars are not one night long, and a stealth fighter can only carry so many missiles inside its body before its radar-evading shape fills up. That is where the Eagle earns its keep. The F-15EX is the inventory\u2019s missile truck \u2014 in an air-superiority fit it can haul up to a dozen air-to-air missiles, far more than a stealth jet flying clean. When the shooting is constant and the targets are many, magazine depth is everything.<\/p>\r\n<p>There is a homeland-defence angle, too. Patrolling the skies over the continental United States and the approaches to North America is a numbers game, not a stealth game. You need lots of fast jets with big radars and long legs that can sit on alert and intercept anything from a wandering airliner to a cruise missile. The Eagle, with its enormous AN\/APG-82 AESA radar and brute payload, is tailor-made for it \u2014 and it frees up scarce <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-22-raptor\">F-22s<\/a> and F-35s for the missions only they can fly.<\/p>\r\n<p>That last point matters more every year. The F-22 Raptor fleet is small and ageing, and the F-47 is still years from squadron service. The Air Force needs capacity <em>now<\/em>, from a jet that already exists and is rolling off a line in Missouri. The Eagle II is not exciting in the way a stealth jet is. It is exciting in the way a reliable answer to an urgent problem is.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px;\"><img data-opt-id=486039783  decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/f-15ex-142nd-wing-oregon-pilots.jpg\" alt=\"142nd Wing Oregon Air National Guard pilots with their F-15EX\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">Pilots of the Oregon Air National Guard\u2019s 142nd Wing \u2014 the first operational F-15EX unit \u2014 at Portland Air National Guard Base. (U.S. Air National Guard photo \/ DVIDS)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">A 1970s shape, a 2020s brain<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Eagle II looks almost exactly like the F-15 that first flew in the early 1970s \u2014 same big twin tails, same broad shoulders. Under the skin it is a different animal. Two General Electric F110-GE-129 engines, a fully digital fly-by-wire flight control system, an all-glass cockpit, modern mission computers, and that APG-82 radar make it the most capable Eagle ever built. It is fast, it is tough, and it carries a war\u2019s worth of weapons.<\/p>\r\n<p>The first F-15EX, EX1, touched down at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida on March 11, 2021 for testing. The first operational jets went not to an active-duty wing but to the Oregon Air National Guard\u2019s 142nd Wing in 2024 \u2014 a rare case of the Guard getting brand-new fighters before the regulars. California\u2019s 144th Fighter Wing and other units are in line behind them.<\/p>\r\n<p>None of that is glamorous. But the Air Force just bet 267 airframes that unglamorous and available beats flashy and years away. For a jet that was supposed to be retired into history, the Eagle is having a remarkable second act.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 24px 0;\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; border-radius: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vNOUQC9IxTk\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; font-style: italic; text-align: center; margin-top: -10px;\">Boeing footage of an F-15EX Eagle II delivery flight \u2014 the kind of jet the Air Force now wants 267 of.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; font-style: italic; margin-top: 26px;\">Sources: Breaking Defense; Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine; Army Recognition; The War Zone; U.S. Air Force \/ DVIDS; Boeing.<\/p>\r\n<!-- mf-faq -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}.mf-faq-answer a{color:#5C91FF}<\/style>\r\n<h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2>\r\n<details class=\"mf-faq-item\">\r\n<summary>What is the F-15EX Eagle II?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-answer\">\r\n<p>The F-15EX Eagle II is the latest version of Boeing's F-15 Eagle: a twin-engine fighter with modern radar, a digital cockpit and the ability to carry a very large weapons load. Built in St. Louis on the former McDonnell Douglas line, it is designed to fly alongside stealth jets as a heavily armed \"missile truck\".<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\">\r\n<summary>How many F-15EX is the US Air Force buying?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-answer\">\r\n<p>In its fiscal 2027 budget, unveiled on April 21, 2026, the U.S. Air Force said it now wants 267 F-15EX Eagle II fighters \u2014 more than double the 129 previously planned, and roughly triple the low point of 98 jets floated a couple of years earlier.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\">\r\n<summary>How many missiles can the F-15EX carry?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-answer\">\r\n<p>In an air-superiority fit the F-15EX can carry up to twelve air-to-air missiles, more than a stealth fighter whose weapons must fit inside internal bays. This large external load is a key reason the Air Force values it alongside the F-35 and <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/europe-fcas-ngf-fighter-cancelled-dassault-airbus\/\">future stealth fighters<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\">\r\n<summary>Who builds the F-15EX?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-answer\">\r\n<p>The F-15EX is built by Boeing in St. Louis, Missouri, on the line inherited from McDonnell Douglas. It is powered by two General Electric F110-GE-129 engines and fitted with the Raytheon AN\/APG-82(V)1 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\">\r\n<summary>Why is the Air Force buying more F-15EX?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-answer\">\r\n<p>The F-15EX does unglamorous but essential jobs \u2014 homeland defence, carrying large or heavy weapons, and quickly adding numbers \u2014 that stealth jets cannot do as cheaply. 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