Boeing abandons Indonesia F-15 bid
Jakarta signed on to buy up to 24 of the fighters in 2023, but never finalized a deal.
Jakarta signed on to buy up to 24 of the fighters in 2023, but never finalized a deal.
“F-35 is a very crucial platform for the Polish air power projection concept. I don't see any issues with that” contract going forward, said Maj. Gen. Cezary Wisniewski, deputy general commander of the Polish Armed Forces.
A lawmaker has asked the Air Force about its plans to fund necessary upgrades to the Michigan base, and urged the service to act "swiftly."
Warsaw has long committed to acquiring 32 new multirole jets for the air dominance effort with rival bids from Boeing's F-15EX Eagle II fourth generation type and the Eurofighter Typhoon on the table.
Integration and certification of the F100 would consist of a “couple of flight tests” and not have any “schedule implications” if Warsaw was to place a F-15EX order, according to Josh Goodman, senior program director at Pratt and Whitney.
A second operational fighter is expected to be delivered “in the next couple of weeks,” according to a Boeing spokesperson, averting a potential schedule breach for the F-15EX program.
Across the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, the Pentagon will purchase 21 fewer fighter jets than originally expected for the 2025 fiscal year, dropping a planned buy of 107 to 86.
“We're very, very fixated on being competitive with the pacing challenge [of China],” said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. “I think the budget that we've submitted moves us forward — not quite as fast as we would like to, but it moves us forward in the right direction while maintaining current capabilities that are essential to the nation.”
A decision to slash procurement of the kits contributed to a 39 percent cost growth over a baseline estimate, causing a “significant” breach.
Indonesian and Boeing representatives signed a memorandum of understanding for the advanced version of the F-15, but did not specify timelines or pricetags.
A new watchdog report warns of a year-long delay for America's next ICBM, as well as potential schedule slips for F-15EX, KC-46A and the Air Force One replacement.