• Air Warfare

  US Air Force F-15 EW kit completes operational testing

  3rd April 2024

  Designed to offer full-spectrum electronic warfare capabilities for the F-15E and F-15EX fighters, the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) will enable freedom of manoeuvre and deeper penetration into battlespaces.

• Air Warfare

  US F-15EX operational deliveries begin as plan to base aircraft in Japan unveiled

  9th July 2024

  Boeing was awarded a US$1.2 billion contract in July 2020 for the production of the first lot of eight F-15EX fighter aircraft with a planned procurement of 144 aircraft to replace ageing F-15C/Ds in service.

• Air Warfare

  US Air Force to cut $2 billion of investments in aircraft in FY2025

  19th March 2024

  The reduction will impact several procurements and improvement programmes involving airlift, combat, tactical and strategic aircraft, as well as helicopters.

• Air Warfare

  BAE Systems steps up F-15 EW system production

  8th September 2022

  BAE Systems has received an additional EPAWSS contract from Boeing for the F-15 fleets that will bring the total contract value to $351 million.

• Air Warfare

  US Air Force assesses EPAWSS data after F-15EX missile firings

  8th August 2022

  EPAWSS provides both the F-15E and F-15EX with fully integrated radar warning as well as advanced jamming and countermeasure employment capability in highly contested environments.

• Defence Notes

  Boeing pushes for F-15EX ‘predictability of demand’ as budgeting unsettles production

  11th May 2022

  As the USAF tinkers with F-15EX production plans, Boeing could be faced with difficult industrial base decisions.

• Digital Battlespace

  Boeing obtains EPAWSS modifications

  31st March 2021

  Manufacturer of F-15 EW system receives contract modifications for LRIP and initial operational testing and evaluation.

• Digital Battlespace

  BAE Systems engages in EPAWSS production

  2nd March 2021

  New passive threat detection system will replace the Tactical Electronic Warfare System on the USAF F-15 fleet.

• Digital Battlespace

  Boeing picks up EPAWSS production contract

  15th December 2020

  Low-rate initial production deal comes five years after Boeing was selected as prime contractor.

• Training

  Boeing awarded mission training centre work

  26th September 2019

  Boeing will carry out upgrade work at the US Air Force’s F-15C and F-15E Mission Training Centers (MTS) under a $22.6 million contract modification announced …

• Digital Battlespace

  Boeing wins EPAWSS contract

  5th October 2015

  The US Air Force has selected Boeing as prime contractor for its Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) electronic warfare suite, the company announced …

• Digital Battlespace

  BAE Systems details EPAWSS work

  5th October 2015

  Boeing has selected BAE Systems to develop and manufacture new, all-digital electronic warfare systems for the US Air Force’s (USAF) F-15 fighter aircraft fleet, BAE …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Fighter - multirole

  F-15EX - USAF (Announced)

  Programme Background The F-15EX will be based on the 2-seat F-15QA (Qatar) configuration upgraded with USAF-only capabilities, including the Eagle Passive Active Warning and Survivability ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-15EX - USAF (Contracted)

  Programme Background USAF is looking to procure 144 F-15EX fighter aircraft, including two RDTE configurations and six low-rate initial production aircraft. F-15EX will replace ageing ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

  F-15 Tactical Electronic Warfare Suite (TEWS)

  The F-15 Tactical Electronic Warfare Suite (TEWS) is a protection system designed to give F-15, F-15K and F-15E pilots software-controlled protection against directed RF threats. ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  AN/ALQ-135

  Northrop Grumman’s AN/ALQ-135 is the jamming system equipping the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F-15 Eagle and Strike Eagle series of combat aircraft. The AN/ALQ-135 has equipped these ...