South Korea has approved the purchase 21 additional Boeing F-15Ks, but has decided to switch engine manufacturers. The 21 F-15Ks to be purchased under the FX2 program will have Pratt & Whitney F100s-229 series engines with the 6000 cycle extended life core. The 40 F-15Ks purchased in 2002 under the FX1 program are powered by General Electric F110s.
I wish our own Air Force would get its act together and buy more Strike Eagles and upgrade the radar and EW suite on the 200 plus E’s that are in the fleet. We will need more E models in the future that can go the distance with heavy loads and penetrating weapons not more unbelievable expensive and less bomb capable F-22 Raptors
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