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Originally Posted by Llarry
What's old is new again... The U.S. Air Force's "newest" fighter is the F-15EX Eagle. The announced plan is to buy 144 F-15EXs, although I personally think the program could be cut under budget pressure.
The first unit to get the new version of the Eagle is the formal training unit at Klamath Falls, Oregon. That was originally scheduled for 2022 but I'm not sure the aircraft are there yet. The other two squadrons planned to get the F-15EX are the squadrons in Portland, Oregon, and Jacksonville, Florida. If the full 144 are purchased, I would think more squadrons will follow.
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I think the total F-15EX buy will be cut to 80 aircraft, which will only be enough to equip the two squadrons in the Oregon Air National Guard and the one squadron in the Florida ANG. The other F-15C squadrons in the ANG (Massachusetts, California & Louisiana) will probably get the F-35A.