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The US Air Force and Boeing have finalised terms for the next three rounds of production for F-15EX fourth-generation fighters, covering 48 aircraft valued at $3.9 billion.
The Foreign Military Sales agreement allows Textron Aviation, over five years, to deliver to overseas buyers aircraft including Cessna SkyCouriers, Grand Caravan EXs and Beechcraft King Airs.
The Raytheon-made guided munition, fielded under the designation Small Diameter Bomb-II, has already been certificated for service with the Boeing F-15 and is in the process of being integrated into the full three-variant fleet of F-35 fighters.
The AIDC T-5 advanced jet trainer is poised to fully replace the Northrop F-5 in Taiwanese service, but the RF-5 reconnaissance version will remain operational until Taipei receives new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.
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