Kungani i-F-15EX Eagle II iyindiza ekahle hhayi indiza ekahle yokuqhuba impi yanamuhla yokuhlasela?
Context:Ngo-2018, i-United States Air Force (USAF) kanye neBoeing baxoxa nge-F-15X noma i-Advanced F-15, uhlobo oluhlongozwayo lwesitulo esisodwa olususelwa ku-F-15QA ukufaka esikhundleni se-USAF F-15C / Ds. Ukuthuthukiswa kwakuhlanganisa isiteji sezikhali se-AMBER sokuthwala ama-air-to-air missiles angu-22, ukusesha nokulandelela i-infrared, i-avionics ethuthukile nemishini yempi ye-elekthronikhi, i-AESA radar, kanye nesakhiwo esibuyekeziwe esinempilo yokusebenza yamahora angu-20 000. Kwahlongozwa izinguqulo zokuhlala ezimbili, ezibizwa ngokuthi i-F-15CX ne-F-15EX ngokulandelana, ezinamakhono afanayo. I-USAF yakhetha uhlobo lwezihlalo ezimbili, olungaqhutshwa ngumshayeli oyedwa noma umshayeli kanye ne-WSO emisebenzini eyinkimbinkimbi futhi, ngolunye usuku, ukulawula izindiza zokulwa ngokubambisana. Esinye sezizathu zalesi sinqumo ukuthi imodeli ye-F-15 enezihlalo ezimbili kuphela eyayisalokhu ikhiqizwa.  I-USAF yathenga i-F-15EX ukuze igcine usayizi wemikhumbi njengoba ukukhiqizwa kwe-F-22 kwaphela, i-F-35 yabambezeleka, kanti i-F-15C yayo yayindala. Nakuba kungalindelekile ukuthi isinde uma ibhekene nezivikelo zomoya zanamuhla ngo-2028, i-F-15EX ingakwazi ukuvikela izwe kanye nesisekelo sezindiza, ukuphoqelela izindawo ezingavunyelwe ukundiza uma ibhekene nezivikelo zomoya ezilinganiselwe, futhi isebenzise izinhlamvu zokulwa. NgoJulayi 2020, uMnyango Wezokuvikela wase-US wa-oda ama-F-15EX ayisishiyagalombili eminyakeni emithathu ngama- $ 1.2 billion. Ngo-Agasti 2020, i-USAF yamemezela izinhlelo zokufaka esikhundleni se-F-15C eFlorida nase-Oregon Air National Guards nge-F-15EX. I-F-15EX yenze indiza yayo yokuqala ngomhlaka 2 kuFebhuwari 2021. I-F-15EX yokuqala yanikezwa i-USAF ngoMashi 2021, futhi yathunyelwa e-Eglin Air Force Base eFlorida ukuze ihlolwe ngokwengeziwe.  Ngo-7 Ephreli 2021, igama layo elisemthethweni i-Eagle II lamenyezelwa. Umthethosivivinywa wezimali zezokuphepha wonyaka wezimali wezi-2021 usekele ukuthengwa kwe-F-15EX ngama- $ 1.23 billion ngezindiza eziyi-12, okwenza ama-oda aphelele abe yizindiza ezingama-20. NgoMeyi 2022, i-USAF yayisi-ode ama-F-15EX angu-144. Iphakamisa ukunciphisa ama-oda ayo abe ngu-80. Ama-F-15EX okuqala asebenzayo ngeke athole amathangi kaphethiloli ahambisanayo. Isabelomali esihlongozwayo soMbutho Wezindiza sika-2024 sihlanganisa imali yokuthenga amanye ama-F-15EX angu-24, okwakuzoletha imikhumbi yezindiza ehleliwe ku-104.
I-Boeing F-15EX Eagle II akulindelekile ukuba iphile uma ibhekene nezivikelo zomoya zanamuhla ngo-2028. Ngenxa yesikhathi eside sokutholwa kwemishini yezempi lokhu akwenzi le ndiza ilungele imisebenzi eminingi yempi yokuhlasela eminyakeni ezayo.