{"id":63150,"date":"2023-01-05T19:47:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T19:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/01\/05\/f-15ex-tests-added-missile-capabilities\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:49:00","slug":"f-15ex-tests-added-missile-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2023\/01\/05\/f-15ex-tests-added-missile-capabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"F-15EX tests added missile capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2022\/01\/31\/eagle-ii-gets-its-claws-f-15ex-fires-first-missile-in-gulf-of-mexico-test\/\" target=\"_blank\">F-15EX Eagle II took another step<\/a> toward being able to carry more missiles than any other U.S. Air Force fighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eglin Air Force Base said Wednesday that two of the newest versions of the Boeing-made, fourth-generation fighter fired air-to-air missiles from two new weapon stations in a Nov. 29 test flight over the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement described the test as a \u201cmajor step\u201d toward demonstrating the F-15EX can carry its planned capacity of 12 air-to-air missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This would make the F-15EX able to carry more missiles than any other F-15, which have capacities of up to eight air-to-air missiles, Eglin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">F-16 Fighting Falcons can also carry up to six air-to-air missiles, according to an Air Force fact sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another fact sheet said the F-22, when configured for air-to-air combat, can carry eight missiles total: six AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles and two AIM-9 Sidewinders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The F-35A can now carry four missiles in its internal weapons bays, plus another two externally, for a total of six missiles. F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin said that total will increase to eight starting with lot 15 fighters, which will be able to carry another two missiles internally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4465\" height=\"1890\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-15EX-first-missile-fire.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-15EX-first-missile-fire.jpg.jpg 4465w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-15EX-first-missile-fire.jpg.jpg?resize=300,127 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-15EX-first-missile-fire.jpg.jpg?resize=768,325 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-15EX-first-missile-fire.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,433 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-15EX-first-missile-fire.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,650 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-15EX-first-missile-fire.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,867 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4465px) 100vw, 4465px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pilots with the 40th Flight Test Squadron, Maj. Benjamin Naumann and Maj. Mark Smith, prepare to fire an AIM-120D missile from the F-15EX Eagle II near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., on Jan. 25, 2022.  This was the first live fire performed from the Air Force\u2019s newest aircraft. (Tech. Sgt. John Raven\/U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eglin said the F-15EX\u2019s test flights, conducted by pilots from the 96th Test Wing, were the first to show the weapons \u201ccould be fired effectively and safely\u201d from the new weapon stations, stations 1 and 9. The four additional missile stations are located toward the wing tips of the F-15EX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pilots fired an AIM-120 and an AIM-9X at a target drone on separate passes over the Eglin Test and Training Complex\u2019s water range. Maj. Jeremy Schnurbusch, a pilot attached to the 40th Flight Test Squadron, fired the AIM-9X missile, and Maj. Brett Hughes of the Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force fired the AIM-120.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHaving been a part of the Eglin F-15EX team from Day One, it\u2019s exciting to see the progress made and new milestones achieved as we work to field the most combat-capable F-15EX,\u201d Hughes said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eglin said that when initial testing of the F-15EX is finished, operational units that receive the fighter will be able to carry and use the full complement of a dozen missiles as soon as it is fielded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe F-15EX is an incredible addition to the USAF inventory,\u201d said Lt. Col. 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