[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[Robert A Cook PE]

And the first question a modish Air Force pilot will ask: “Does this fuel tank make my butt look big? “

[Snickering Hound]

Fewer F-15 squadrons around that have to cover more area performance hit or not.

[Kickass Conservative]

Are we buying any F-15SE Silent Eagles?

They have a 2,400 Mile Range right out of the box.

[Mariner]

The F-15c is still the second-best fighter in the world.

[freedomjusticeruleoflaw]

I love jets, but I love my country more. The F-22 and the F-35 were never needed. The F-16 was more than adequate, and for the price of the F-22 we could have 5,000 F-16s ready for battle today with upgraded weapons and guidance systems.

[Sirius Lee]

Worst case of “pillow hips” I ever saw.

[Professional]

Persistent air dominance...

I envision a pilot punching an isis guy in the face over and over and over...

[Redleg Duke]

But, how does this aid “Muslim Outreach”?

[Flick Lives]

The CFTs could also help free up space and minimize drag for Eagles carrying large networking systems, like the Talon Hate pod...

Can't we all just get along?

[MeganC]

Wow! That’s awesome that they’re making the best of a proven fighter instead of praying that the F-35 can do everything that every other aircraft can do.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Conformal Fuel Tanks have been around forever. I guess the new ones are just bigger and have more options.

[paddles]

Bayou Militia? When we used to go down there and bump heads with them they were “The Coonass Militia.”

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Persistent Air Dominance

. . . was the mission of the F-111 -which, according to test pilot Don Evans) was, however, “a fine airplane. As long as you didn’t get into it thinking it was a fighter” - and then of the F-14, which indeed was a fighter.

Without conformal tanks, the F-15 is a fighter - but with only about 2/3 of the fuel capacity of the F-14. The question is, “with conformal tanks installed, is the F-15 still a fighter?"