Boeing Secures $450.5M for Japan F-15 Super Interceptor Written 11 December 2024

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Boeing Secures $450.5M for Japan F-15 Super Interceptor

An F-15J taking off at the Naha Air Show in 2018. | Credit: Balon Greyjoy;  Wikipedia; CC0

Aerotime reports Boeing has been awarded $450.5M by the USAF to modernize Japan’s F-15J fleet, incorporating advanced radars, electronic warfare, and mission systems. The uprades “will significantly enhance Japan’s air defense fleet’s operational capabilities and situational awareness. Additionally, the Japan Super Interceptor variant will have the capability to launch Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM).”
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