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Appropriations Bills Provide $194 Million for F-15 Upgrades

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, November 17th, 2022

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Appropriations Bills Provide $194 Million for F-15 Upgrades

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 335th Fighter Squadron prepares to take off at Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. on Aug. 9 last year. The F-15A had its first flight on July 27, 1972 from Edwards AFB, Calif. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

House and Senate appropriators in their committee-approved versions of the fiscal 2023 defense appropriations bill provide more than $194 million for upgrades to Boeing [BA] F-15 aircraft. Lawmakers have yet to take up and pass the bills in their respective bodies after which House-Senate conferees are to negotiate on a final bill. The federal government is operating under a continuing resolution (CR) through Dec. 16. Congress passed the CR in September (Defense Daily, Sept. 30). The F-15 upgrades include nearly…

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