And Then There Were Two: Second F-15EX Arrives at Eglin AFB for Testing
The F-15EX Eagle II, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, arrives at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 11, 2021. (U.S. Air Force/Ilka Cole)
24 Apr 2021
EGLIN AFB — Well, that didn't take long, did it?
Just five weeks after the first F-15EX Eagle II fighter jet touched down at Eglin Air Force Base — and less than two weeks after that F-15EX was officially unveiled to the public — the second of the new fighter aircraft arrived at the base.
F-15EX "002" was flown to Eglin on Tuesday by Maj. Aaron Eshkenazi, F-15EX operational test pilot with the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron (85th TES), part of the Eglin-headquartered 53rd Wing.