![]() ![]() It has a maximum gross take-off weight of 36,740kg. The aircraft can perform terrain-following flight at a minimum altitude of 100ft with a speed of Mach 0.93. ![]() The combat radius or endurance of the aircraft is more than 1,800km. The F-15K Slam Eagle can fly at a maximum speed of Mach 2.5. Each engine provides a thrust of 29,100lb. The aircraft procured under Next Fighter II programme are equipped with two Pratt & Whitney F-100-PW-229 EEP engines. The first 40 F-15K fighters are powered by two GE F110 turbofan engines, each developing 29,000lb of thrust per engine. The CMDS can launch conventional chaff and flare decoys to deceive anti-aircraft threats. The integrated Tactical Electronic Warfare Suite (TEWS) integrates ALR-56C(V)1 early warning receiver, ALQ-135M jammer and ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser System (CMDS). The aircraft is equipped with late-generation targeting and navigation systems such as forward-looking infrared (FLIR) and infrared search and track (IRST). The onboard Hands-on Throttle and Stick (HOTAS) controls allow the crew to operate weaponry, radars, avionics and other mission equipment. It provides high-resolution ground maps for identifying targets at long ranges.į-15K uses Link-16 Fighter Data Link to distribute target information to other aircraft during coordinated air-to-air missions. The radar can track high-flying and low-flying targets, ground moving targets and sea surface targets. The AN/APG-63 (V)1 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar fitted to the F-15K is equipped with air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities. The air-to-ground weapon systems aboard the F-15 include precision-guided munitions such as AGM-84D Harpoon anti-ship missiles and AGM-84E SLAM-Expanded Response (ER) air-to-ground missiles. The AMRAAM can strike aerial targets within the range of 55km. The aircraft can carry a combination of air-to-air weapons including a 20mm cannon, AIM-9 Sidewinder infrared-guided air-to-air missiles, Raytheon AIM-7 Sparrow radar-guided air-to-air missiles, AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM), and AGM-130 missile.ĪIM-9 Sidewinder has a range of 8km, while the range of Sparrow is 45km. The F-15K Slam Eagle accommodates a wide range of weapons and a payload of over 13,000kg for achieving multi-role strike capability. The cockpit display suite from Kaiser Electronics integrates three flat panel colour displays, four multi-purpose displays, two upfront control panels, a wide field of view head-up display (HUD), and a joint helmet mounted cueing system (JHMCS). The glass cockpit of the F-15K accommodates two crew members including a pilot and a weapon systems officer (WSO). All the deliveries were concluded with the handover of final two aircraft to the ROKAF at Daegu Air Base in April 2012. The ninth and tenth ROKAF F-15K aircraft were delivered in June 2011. ![]() Two more aircraft were delivered in April 2011. Boeing delivered the first six of 21 F-15Ks in 2010. In April 2008, Boeing received a contract to deliver 21 F-15K aircraft to ROKAF under Next Fighter II programme. “The F-15K is equipped with state-of-the-art mission equipment to conduct air-to-ground, air-to-air, and air-to-sea missions.” ![]()
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