The first U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II fighter designated for permanent stationing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, has departed Boeing’s St. Louis facility. Carrying Kadena’s “ZZ” tail code, aircraft EX-22 flew to Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon, for final updates and preparation before its transpacific journey. This movement marks the beginning of the formal delivery process for the permanent recapitalization of the 18th Wing’s fighter force in Okinawa.
Brig. Gen. John Gallemore, commander of the 18th Wing, described the aircraft’s movement to Portland as an important step toward bringing the F-15EX to Kadena and establishing the new fighter capability at the base.
The arrival of the F-15EX will make a transition from temporary rotational deployments toward a permanently assigned combat force. The Air Force plans to station 36 Eagle II fighters at Kadena, replacing the legacy F-15C/D Eagle fleet retired in recent years.
Let’s take a closer look into this development.
#defenseupdates #f15ex #usvschina
Chapters:
0:00 TITLE
00:11 INTRODUCTION
01:20 SPONSORSHIP – NordVPN
01:54 KADENA AIR BASE IS A CRUCIAL ASSET
03:43 THE TRANSITION
05:42 ANALYSIS
Sponsorship:
✴️
🎯 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell to stay updated on the latest in defense , geo-politics & military tech.
source
➡‘DU backer’ membership is available for less than cup of coffee. No tier, no confusion – one membership.
Join to support Defense Updates !
Eagle s 2 radar and EW are insane powerful, it can literally blind J20 s electronics and spot him without problems with its “5th gen signature on radar” similar to fa 18 😂
SQUADRON'S NEED TO 24 NOT 18 48 FIGHTERS WOULD BE MORE OF A FORCE THAN 36. AIR WINGS SHOULD BE 120 5 SQUADRON'S. A AIR WING IN ALASKA AND 2 IN THE PACIFIC, GUAM, JAPAN, OKANAWA AND 2 SQUADRON'S IN AUSTRALIA.
The first massive missile barrage will destroy these on the ground. Too close!!!
Best 4th gen fighter in the world
Well it’s Americas Mach 2 missle Truck . Imagine 4 malice 2 aim 260 and 8 amram’s
f15 ex a j20 killer,.
Bad feeling for China.😂😂
ai slop
Hate to say but isn't parking a whole bunch of jets at Kadena just asking for them to be blown apart? Jet's great but only if it can get off the ground in time?
Hey DU, you have been getting hosed by YouTube. This is the first time I have seen one of your vids pop up in MONTHS. I forgot you existed, and I'm subscribed.
Numbers and battle absorbs says stay off.
No expert
If a war breaks out between China and the Indo-Pacific wouldn't that make Kadena Air Base an easy target for Chinese hypersonic missile attacks?
Can you get rid of telling us so much about what the subject is. Anyone watching your channel knows what a F-15 is lol.
Thats good but better news would be the F-15EX is fully intergrated with ARRW and AIM-424. The USAF should have really invested F-15CX single seat with AMBER racks
Instead of Kadena, they should be going to Hawaii or Guam and have large anti ship missiles!
❤❤❤