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USAF Reports Receiving First Two F-15Es with EPAWSS

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, January 21st, 2025

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USAF Reports Receiving First Two F-15Es with EPAWSS

Pictured is one of the first two F-15Es with EPAWSS to arrive at RAF Lakenheath on Jan. 15 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force's 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath in England has received the first two F-15E Strike Eagles with BAE Systems' AN/ALQ-250 F-15 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS), the service said on Tuesday. This month, the Air Force said that Boeing [BA], the maker of the F-15E, had received a nearly $616 million cost-plus contract through Dec. 31, 2030 for full rate production of EPAWSS (Defense Daily, Jan. 7). After modifications in San Antonio, the first…

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