The F-15E Strike Eagle, the fourth generation fighter of the US Air Force (Air Force), has a new mission, which is to transport smart bombs for the fifth generation fighters F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, writes The Drive.
According to the American publication, the rapid transfer of ammunition equipped with Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) equipment with the help of the F-15E Strike Eagle will reduce the dependence of stealth fighters on military airfields, which are “increasingly at risk from potential adversaries like China and Russia “.
The Drive writes that one F-15E Strike Eagle is capable of carrying up to 15 JDAM bombs, which at remote sites can be transferred to the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II.
In February, the F-15EX Advanced Eagle, considered the most advanced version of the F-15 Eagle, took off for the first time. The aircraft, which could become the most armed fighter in the world, will complement the F-35 Lightning II in especially difficult missions.
In July 2020, The Drive, referring to a lecture by test pilot Randy Gordon, wrote that the F-22 Raptor’s dropping of 450-kilogram GBU-38 / B JDAM corrected ammunition was accompanied by an automatic transfer of fuel to the front of the aircraft to balance the center the gravity of the combat vehicle.