Boeing doesn't want to lose their share of the market it seems. I wonder what the RCS is compared to a C or E model Eagle?

Boeing Unveils New International F-15 Configuration -- the F-15SE
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ST. LOUIS, March 17, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today in St. Louis unveiled the F-15 Silent Eagle (F-15SE), a new F-15 configuration designed to meet the future needs of international customers.
"The F-15 Silent Eagle is designed to meet our international customers' anticipated need for cost-effective stealth technologies, as well as for large and diverse weapons payloads," said Mark Bass, F-15 Program vice president for Boeing. "The innovative Silent Eagle is a balanced, affordable approach designed to meet future survivability needs."
Improvements in stealth include coatings and treatments on the aircraft. With the added advantage of redesigned conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) that allow for internal weapons carriage, the Silent Eagle becomes a very attractive fighter for Boeing's international customers.
Depending on the specific mission, the customer can use the CFTs that are designed for internal carriage or change back to the traditional CFTs for optimum fuel capacity and external weapons carriage. The Silent Eagle will be able to internally carry air-to-air missiles such as the AIM-9 and AIM-120 and air-to-ground weapons such as the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and Small Diameter Bomb (SDB). The standard weapons load used on current versions of the F-15 is available with the traditional CFTs installed.
The aircraft's canted vertical tails improve aerodynamic efficiency, provide lift, and reduce airframe weight. Another aerodynamic improvement is the Digital Flight Control System, which improves the aircraft's reliability and reduces airframe weight.
Survivability improvements include a BAES Digital Electronic Warfare System (DEWS) working in concert with the Raytheon Advanced Electronic Scanning Array (AESA) radar.
Boeing has completed a conceptual prototype of the CFT internal-carriage concept, and plans to flight-test a prototype by the first quarter of 2010, including a live missile launch.
The design, development, and test of this internal carriage system are available as a collaborative project with an international aerospace partner.



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http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/...90317a_nr.html

If it's stealthy enough, this might see a lot of success.

The news release doesn't mention a price. Any info on the $$$ involved?

Boeing Unveils New Stealthy F-15

$100 million per according the below link

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...tealthy%20F-15

Supposed to be a poor man's F-22?

Originally Posted by the_13th_redneck

Supposed to be a poor man's F-22?

If so, then that man is smarter than the rich man.

http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publ...p100017210.php

for customers like israel who arnt facing top of the line aircraft it might be good. although with the s-300 and possibly 400 comming to an arab country near you, who knows...

I wouldn´t call Iran an arab country really..

The new F-15SE needs more than a slick of paint to convince buyers in todays financial climate I fear.

Originally Posted by Balkan-MiG

If so, then that man is smarter than the rich man.

http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publ...p100017210.php

Depends on whether or not the F-22's problems can be cured but yeah it's pretty discouraging. When it IS operational it is the best fighter jet in the world but with such a low mission readiness level...
Just wondering what the F-15SE's capabilities are.

Most new fighters go though growing pains the F-22 is no different might even be a little harder dealing with a new type (F-22 Stealth) then in past times. A lot of the basics between current fighters and fighters types in the past has changed I'm sure maintenance needs to catch up. Look at the big picture with over ninety Wings and hundreds of squadrons in the USAF has then think about how many active squadrons of F-22's we have. The program will get better and maybe grow a little but overall it's only makes up a small percentage of the USAF assets, personnel wise. If the USAF had close to the number of F-15 squadrons of that of the F-22 is would be very different by now.