The F-15EX has demonstrated it can fire AIM-120 radar and AIM-9X heat-seeking missiles from new underwing stations, showing the new fighter's ability to carry and fire more missiles than its predecessor, the F-15C, the Air Force reported.
The F-15EX successfully fired its first weapon on Jan. 25, launching an AIM-120D missile at a BQM-167 unmanned aerial target over the Gulf of Mexico. Maj. Benjamin Naumann and Maj. Mark Smith, pilots with the 40th Test Squadron, flew the fighter during the test fire, ...