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Roll-Out of F-15EX Followed by Participation in Northern Edge Exercise

Frank Wolfe

Monday, May 10th, 2021

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Roll-Out of F-15EX Followed by Participation in Northern Edge Exercise

An F-15EX takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska to fly in Northern Edge 2021. About 15,000 U.S. service members are participating in the exercise, hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Boeing's [BA] first two F-15EX fighters are participating in the joint U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Northern Edge 21 exercise over Alaska less than two months after the company delivered the first jet to the U.S. Air Force. Boeing delivered its first F-15EXs to Eglin AFB, Fla. for testing on March 11 and a second on Apr. 20–a delivery that the company said came “earlier than the contract requirement" (Defense Daily, Apr. 21). Northern Edge is to test the F-15EX's interoperability with…

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