December 2011
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Timetable for next era of F-15 Production
With the Saudi contract finally coming through (some say political, others say coincidence), lets look at the expected time table for when we will see the first F-15SA take to the sky.
After a contract is signed it takes approximately three years for the first delivery to take place, meaning the first delivery of the F-15SA is not planned until January 2015.
The last F-15K and F-15SG’s...
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BREAKING: Saudi Deal Is Signed!
The United States is set to finally announce a formal agreement to supply Saudi Arabia with 84 new F-15SA Strike Eagles, and upgrades to 70 F-15S’s currently operated by the middle eastern country.
The contract, which as been held up by delays, will extend the F-15 production line in St. Louis through the year 2018 saving it from its planned hiatus during the second quarter of 2012....
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2011 Year In Review; What's Ahead For 2012
Although it seems like only a few months ago we were celebrating the new year, its already time to put a close on 2011. Let’s take a look at some of the highs and lows of Boeing’s fast-jet industry this year…
The highs…
Final AF/A-18 Super Hornet’s delivered ahead of schedule
F-15 Silent Eagle simulation in South Korea
Super Hornet simulation in Brazil
U.S. Navy...
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Super Hornet fails to win Japan contract
It has just been announced that Japan has decided on the F-35 stealth fighter as it’s 42 aircraft replacement to it’s F-4 phantoms. The main reason being the technology they could get from the aircraft; making it easier for them to develop their own “fifth” generation fighter.
First India in the summer. Now Japan. Not a good year for export sales.
Brazil is currently...
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Israel considering Silent Eagle
Around this time last year, Israel flat out denied that they would consider buying any F-15 Silent Eagle aircraft, because “they could not come close to the potential of the F-35”.
Flash forward one year, one that has seen the F-35 program decline into possibilities of total cancellation and a price overrun of nearly $150 million per airframe. A new report suggests that Israel may buy...
