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U.S. military active duty F-15C fighter

[According to the British "Flight International" website reported on August 17, 2012] According to the U.S. Air Force based in Georgia, Robins Air Force Base F-15 Aircraft Systems Program Office (SPO ) a senior official saying the U.S. Air Force plans for the F-15E aircraft and/facelift to a station called “advanced core processor” Ⅱ (ADCP Ⅱ), mission computer, an APG-82 (V) have source phased array radar, one set called ‘Eagle’ passive/active alarm and viability system “(EPAWSS) new electronic warfare systems, 1 set of type Mode 5 IFF device, one set for the front seat pilot joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS), 1 digital video recorder. In addition, the type of machine the software upgrade will also undergo a series of batches. At the same time, the U.S. Air Force is also planning similar upgrades to improve the F-15C aircraft. It is facelift for the F-15C APG-63 (V) 3 active phased array radar, and also for the type of machine plus/facelift a satellite communications radio the ADCP II, EPAWSS, type 5 sets mode Friend or Foe batch identification device, the new flight data recorder and a digital video recorder, and a series of software upgrade. The F-15C aircraft pilots welcomed these upgrades, but at the same time proposed Kind, cockpit display system also need to upgrade. F-15C aircraft units size only 4 inches x 4 inches (102 mm x 102 mm) display provides pilots with radar information; Even with a glass cockpit of the F-15E aircraft, its cockpit display system will not be able to fully utilize a variety of the information generated by the new sensor. However, the Air Force has not yet been planned facelift for its F-15C/E large area displays, there are no plans for its F-15E “decoupling” of the former, after the cockpit (Boeing has been using to export F-15E Such cockpit). In this regard, the F-15 SPO senior officials said, the U.S. Air Force is continuing to look for opportunities to change the situation, in order to meet the requirements of the soldiers.

The official also disclosed or confirmed the following information:

? APG-82 (V) 1 active phased array radar developed is still ongoing, the radar uses APG-63 (V) 3 radar antenna and the APG-79 Active Phased Array Radar (equipped F/A-18E/F) backend, starting from March 2013 Operational Test and first production radar the initial installation of the 2014 fiscal year to the F-15E aircraft;

<p ? U.S. Air Force has begun EPAWSS development and integration work, and hope that in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, granted the engineering and manufacturing development ( EMD) phase of the contract;

? ADCP II is necessary for better use of the F-15 aircraft new radar and electronic warfare systems, it is also for the future of the various upgrade further improved to provide a margin;

? Air Force hopes ADCP Ⅱ research project “milestone B decision was made in November 2012, began his engineering development; F-15E and F-15C, respectively, from the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016 and 2017 fiscal year fourth quarter fitted ADCP Ⅱ;

? U.S. Air Force in fiscal year 2015 to re-start the F-15C infrared search and track (IRST) system project, retrofitting for the F-15C IRST system can significantly enhance its air-to-air combat capability;

<p U.S. Air Force does not intend to retrofit for the F-15E IRST system, because the main mission of air combat is not the type of machine.

The officials also talked about the F-15′s structural problems. He said that the U.S. Air Force has a lot of structure to upgrade its F-15C/E, and to eliminate the structural problems identified in the service process redesign many parts. Good body structure of the aircraft, the U.S. Air Force is currently no large-scale structure improvement project. The military services for the F-15 fleet with a strong base for the planned level repairs (PDM), the contents of this work, including the radical wing overhaul to ensure that the structure of the F-15 aircraft can continue to worthy use. The U.S. Air Force is through structural test to seek to extend the service life of the F-15 fleet, completed the F-15E, F-15C aircraft structural fatigue life test successfully validated 16000,18000 flight hours of the life of the body, and the present U.S. Air Force F-15E, F-15C fleet average flying hours were approximately 9000,8600. U.S. Air Force in fiscal 2009 (F-15C) and fiscal year 2010 (F-15E) each granted an additional structural test contract, based on accumulated/plan to confirm the number of hours flown and the intensity of use, F-15C in service until 2030, the requirements in 2035 were able to meet and the structure of the F-15E. These two contracts under the experimental work should be completed before September 2014 (F-15C) and September 2015 (F-15E).

(China Aviation Industry Development Research Center Zhang Yang)

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