Marketing Hype vs. Combat Reality

Marketing Hype vs. Combat Reality

The important truth about the F-15EX isn’t whether the magic number is 12, 22, or even 28 missiles, but that “what it can carry” splits cleanly into two categories: what the jet is actually certified and funded to fly today, and what Boeing’s engineering and marketing say it could carry if future racks and stations are bought and tested. At a Glance Operationally validated F-15EX air‑to‑air loadout today is 12 missiles; that’s what the U.S. Air…