EPAWSS, an advanced electronic warfare system, will allow F-15EX and some F-15E jets to monitor, jam and deceive threats in highly contested environments.
British defense contractor BAE System announced it wrapped up testing of the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) system for the F-15
Ironically enough, the F-15E would score its first air-to-air kill, not with its internal gun 20mm gun or its air-to-air missiles…but a laser-guided bomb, namely a GBU-10.
The F-15I’s track record in Israel’s history of warfare and its potential for even more significant upgrades demonstrate why it’s been dubbed the country’s most “strategic aircraft.” The IAF is unlikely to retire its championed airframe in the near future, even with operating a very special version of the F-35.
The F-15E Strike Eagle was developed to conflict with the Soviet military but arrived at the end of the Cold War. It has evolved and thrived with the times.