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Air superiority fighter Type Main battle tank
United States of America Place of Origin France
9 January 1976 - present (F-15)
7 December 1981 - present (F-15J)
30 September 1989 - present (F-15E Strike Eagle) In active service		 Service Period and Status 1993–present
McDonnell Douglas
 Designer
Designed Period 1983–1989
Unit cost:

F-15A/B: US$27.9 million (1998)
F-15C/D: US$29.9 million (1998)
F-15E: US$31.1 million (flyaway cost, 1998)
F-15K: US$100 million (2006)		 Program & Unit Cost Unit cost
₣rs 104,304,000 in 1993, US $4+ million in 2016
1972–present (F-15)
1985–present (F-15E Strike Eagle)		 Production Period 1990–2008 (The last unit was produced in 2007 and the production line was closed, although Nexter retains the capability to build more if there is a need)
1,198 x F-15A/B/C/D/J/DJ including:
223 x Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ Eagle
420 x F-15E Strike Eagle		 Number Built ~862
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD
Boeing F-15SE Silent Eagle
Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ
F-15 Advanced Eagle
F-15X/EX		 Variants
27 July 1972 (F-15)
4 June 1980 (F-15J)
11 December 1986 (F-15E Strike Eagle)		 First Flight
Empty weight:

F-15C & F-15J:
28,000 lb / 12,701 kg

F-15E Strike Eagle:
31,700 lb / 14,300 kg

Loaded weight:

F-15C & F-15J:
44,500 lb / 20,185 kg

Max takeoff weight:

F-15C & F-15J:
68,000 lb / 30,844 kg

F-15E Strike Eagle:
81,000 lb / 36,700 kg		 Mass / Weight / Displacement series 1: 54.5 tonnes
series 2: 56.3 tonnes
series XXI : 57.4 tonnes
63 ft 9 in / 19.43 m Length 9.87 m (6.88 without gun)
Width / Beam 3.60 m
18 ft 6 in / 5.64 m Height 2.53 m
1 pilot (F-15A, F-15C, F-16J)
2 (F-15B, F-15D, F-15DJ) - training versions
2 (F-15 Strike Eagle - Pilot and weapon systems officer)		 Crew 3 (Commander, gunner, driver)
42 ft 10 in / 13.06 m Wingspan
608 sq ft / 56.5 m2 Wing Area
73.1 lb/sq ft / 357 kg/m2 Wing Loading
F-15C & F-15J:
2 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100 or F100-PW-220 afterburning low-bypass turbofan engines

F-15E Strike Eagle:
2 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 or F100-PW-229 afterburning turbofans		 Powerplant
Dry thrust (F-15C):
14,590 lbf (64.9 kN) thrust each

Thrust with afterburner (F-15C):
23,770 lbf (105.7 kN) afterburning thrust for F100-PW-220
23,920 lbf (106.4 kN) afterburning thrust for F100-PW-100		 Thrust
F-15C & F-15J:
13,455 lb / 6,103 kg internal		 Fuel Capacity 1300 litres (1700 with fuel drums)
Maximum speed at high altitude:

F-15C & F-15J:
Mach 2.5 / 1,434 kn / 1,650 mph / 2,656 km/h

F-15E Strike Eagle:
Mach 2.5 / 1,875 mph / 3,017 km/h

Maximum speed at low altitude:

F-15C & F-15J:
Mach 1.2 / 782 kn / 900 mph / 1,448 km/h		 Speed 72 km/h (45 mph) on the road
55 km/h (34 mph) on all-terrains
Combat range:

F-15C & F-15J :
1,061 nmi / 1,221 mi / 1,965 km for interdiction mission

F-15E Strike Eagle:
687 nmi / 790 mi / 1,270 km combat radius

Ferry range:

F-15C & F-15J:
3,000 nmi / 3,452 mi / 5,556 km

F-15E Strike Eagle:
2,100 nmi / 2,400 mi / 3,900 km with conformal fuel tank and three external fuel tanks		 Operational Range 550 km
650 km (400 mi) with external fuel
F-15C & F-15J:
65,000 ft / 20,000 m

F-15E Strike Eagle:
60,000 ft / 18,200 m		 Service Ceiling
50,000+ ft/min / 254+ m/s Rate of Climb
Power-to-Weight Ratio 27.52 hp/tonne
+9 G-load Factor
Armament Main armament: GIAT CN120-26/52 120mm tank gun
40 rounds (1 round ready to fire in the chamber, 22 rounds inside the autoloader magazine with additional 18 rounds cylinder in the hull)
Secondary armament:
12.7 mm coaxial M2HB machine gun (1,100 rounds)
7.62 mm machine gun (3,000 rounds)
Armor modular composite armor
SXXI version include titanium, tungsten and semi-reactive layers
Engine 1,100 kW (1,500 hp) V8X SACM (Wärtsilä) 8-cylinder diesel engine
Transmission Automatic SESM
Suspension hydropneumatic
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