The 85th TES deployed the F-15EX Eagle II to Japan's Kadena AB to train with the 18th Wing and test human-machine teaming with an uncrewed MQ-28 Ghost Bat, advancing Defense of War’s lethality goals in the Indo-Pacific.
F-15EX Eagle II fighters may arrive on Okinawa in 2027, almost a year behind their original delivery schedule, the Air Force’s top civilian said.
Two F-22 Raptors squadrons arrived at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, for rotational duty while a permanent fleet of replacement F-15EX Eagle IIs remains delayed.
The delivery of the 18th Wing’s first F-15EX Eagle II fighters to Kadena Air Base was delayed because of a Boeing strike, an official said.