The Eagle is back!

The F-15 Eagle, now in its latest version, the "E" is back and ready to do what it does best. Armed with 18 air-to-air missiles, the latest radar and targeting electronics, and a 20mm Gatlin gun for upclose encounters, the Eagle can out dogfight any jet flying today. The F-22 and F-35 are formidable and have the advantage of stealth, but as one pundit puts it, the F-15E Eagle doesn't have to hide. It's HERE I AM come and try your luck! The F-22, for instance, carries just 6 air-to-are missiles in its "belly" and it takes about 10 seconds to deploy the weapons' pod. The Eagle carries its missiles under the wings and can launch its missiles like that [snaps finger].

You might say that a stealth fighter can sneak up on an Eagle and get off the first shot(s). Perhaps, but the Eagle is also equipped with anti-missile defenses that most fighters can't carry. One a stealth fighter attacks an Eagle its stealth factor is no longer in play. The Eagle can back-track where the missile came from and target that plane, locked on with the very latest in air-to-air missiles.

The US Air Force plans to have a fleet of nearly 400 of the new F-15Es.