USAF now plans to buy less than 100 F-15EXs

As part of its FY25 budget request, the USAF has revealed that it now plans to purchase 18 F-15EXs, rather than the 24 Eagle IIs that were initially set to be acquired. This would take the total planned F-15EX procurement from a total of 104 aircraft to just 98. The USAF originally planned to buy at least 144 F-15EXs, but this number was cut back to 80 in 2022, before being increased to 104 aircraft last year. Members of the