Klingsor,
Actually it was an SA-3 that got that F-117, and it was rather a luck-shot more than anything else.

The “Goa” operators didn’t have a full-on lock when they fired the weapon. The reason they got the jet was because NATO had been using predictable flight paths (one of the big lessons they learned from Allied Force of what not to do), so it was only a matter of time before something was knocked down.

And how do you know that? 🙂 Did the Goa operators tell you?

Anyhow, I agree that the F-15s do have a lot of life left in them, and are still vastly superior to anything that any other country can field. Unfortunately, the F-22 program is taking away money from the F-15 PAR and F-16 upgrades.

The maintenance will be performed after the upgrades are done; no one’s going to be flying the pigs while they’re getting upgraded anyhow.

No such mention of discussion boards for Jane’s articles though, 🙂

You might want to be careful- AW&ST specifically mentions that its articles are not to be posted on discussion boards, and I’m certain their authors visit this board.