ANG flies CFT-equipped F-15C

THE LOUISIANA Air National Guard’s (ANG’s) 159th Fighter Wing has flown an F-15C fitted with new conformal fuel tanks (CFTs). The two-hour first flight took place on the last day of January, over the Gulf of Mexico. The F-15C CFT upgrade is being pursued via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency and the tanks are being produced by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) as a subcontractor to Boeing. The 159th FW is the first unit to receive the tanks for testing