The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has made fresh requests to the government to clarify whether nuclear weapons are at RAF Lakenheath.
The F-15E Strike Eagles were assigned to the airfield's fighter squadrons, 494th and 492nd. The landing of the upgraded aircraft is to ensure the planes remain effective against changing threats.
An upgraded and enhanced United States Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle has landed in the UK—specifically at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath. The first F-15E fitted with the Eagle Passive/Active ...
The new technology is intended to give pilots more situational awareness so they can fly in contested environments.
One of the upgraded jets was assigned to the 494th fighter squadron, while the other went ... contractor McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing. F-15E fighter-bombers play an important role in US air ...
The system allows F-15 fighters to detect and jam threats through geolocation and radar warning, helping them survive in dangerous environments.
The F-15E aircraft's deployment site is the Royal ... the 492nd and the 494th Fighter Squadrons. The aircraft are equipped with the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS ...
The US Air Force just got its first F-15 fighter aircraft upgraded with new technology. The technology is designed to improve the electronic warfare capabilities of the decades-old jets. The Air Force ...
An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 494th Fighter Squadron flies out of RAF Lakenheath, England, on March 30, 2021. (Airman 1st Class Cedrique Oldaker/Air Force) The first two F-15E Strike Eagles ...