Patrick Shanahan will be taking over as Acting Secretary of Defense effective January1, 2019.
More on the F-15X here - airframe life of 20,000 hours compared with 5,000 hours originally on the F-15C/D - Boeing claims it would pay for itself within 10 years compared to running on the F-15C/D.
Equipment:
flat-panel glass cockpit, JHMCS II helmet mounted display, revised internal wing structure, fly-by-wire controls, APG-82 AESA radar, activation of outer wing stations one and nine, advanced mission computer, low-profile heads-up display, updated radio and satellite communications, Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) electronic warfare and electronic surveillance.
Weapon hauling capability with the new AMBER pylon configuration:
22 x AAMs or 8 x AAMs + 28 x Small Diameter Bombs or 8 x AAMs + 7 x 2,000-lb bombs.
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