The $615 million contract will move the BAE Systems Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System into full-rate production, equipping the US Air Force’s Boeing F-15Es and F-15EXs with the ...

This upgrade would bring the jet to modern standards, giving it an updated flight control system. Aside from this, the Eagle II gets new GE engines, a new radar system, and even new color displays.

The Israeli air force similarly operates the F-15I, an Israel-specific variant of the standard F-15E Strike Eagle that features domestically produced electronics and systems. The service’s ...

Specifically, the F-15 is large and heavy, built around two powerful engines. The F-16, on the other hand, is small and lightweight. Said another way, the F-15 is powerful, while the F-16 is agile.