![]() ![]() Though the Air Force denies it, the two jets are competing for inevitably limited dollars within the service’s fighter portfolio. Now the F-35 faces a new challenge from an old jet design, a variant of the F-15 Strike Eagle an airplane from an earlier era, built for a different mission. While behind schedule, the program has been a top Air Force priority for more than a decade and until recently, was expected to remain USAF’s only fighter program until a future capability, still undefined, comes online. The F-35 Lightning has been the Air Force’s sole new fighter program since 2009, when the F-22 Raptor program was prematurely terminated. Check out Air Force Magazine‘s comprehensive infographic to learn how the F-35A and F-15EX stack up against each other when it comes to production costs, performance, fuel capacity, service life, and more.
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