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F-15EX Leverages Foreign Investments in Advanced Avionics, Boeing Says

Frank Wolfe

Monday, July 6th, 2020

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F-15EX Leverages Foreign Investments in Advanced Avionics, Boeing Says

The Boeing F-15EX for the U.S. Air Force is to feature an advanced cockpit, including a Large Area Display by Elbit Systems (Boeing Photo)

The Boeing [BA] F-15EX for the U.S. Air Force is to have a cockpit that is significantly more advanced than that of the F-15C/D and that leverages $5 billion in technology investments by foreign customers of the F-15, including South Korea, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. Boeing is expecting contracts for the F-15EX in the next month. Congress appropriated $1.1 billion for eight of the aircraft this fiscal year, and the Air Force has requested nearly $1.3 billion for 12…

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