The Boeing F-15E dual-role fighter is an advanced long-range interdiction fighter and tactical aircraft. The F-15E is the latest version of the Eagle, a Mach 2.5-class twin-engine fighter. over 1,500 F-15s are in service worldwide with the US Air Force, US Air National Guard and also the air forces of Israel, Japan and Saudi Arabia, including over 220 F-15E fighters.
The mission of the Strike Eagle is as succinct as that of its air-to-air cousin: to put bombs on target. while previous models of the Eagle are assigned air-to-air roles, the "E" model is a dual-role fighter. it's has the capability to fight its way to a target over long ranges, destroy enemy ground positions, and fight its way back out.
The F-15E performs day and night all weather air-to-air and air-to-ground missions as well as strategic strike, interdiction, OCA and DCA. although primarily a deep interdiction platform, the F-15E also can perform CAS and Escort missions. The F-15E is especially configured for the deep strike mission, venturing far behind enemy lines to attack high value targets with a spread of munitions.
Advanced avionics systems give the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night, and in bad weather. An inertial navigation system, developed by Honeywell, uses a laser gyro to continuously monitor the aircraft's position and provide information to the central computer and other systems, including a digital moving map in both cockpits.
