Steve Trimble
22 August 2024

BAE orders flight control upgrades for F-15 and F/A-18

An F/A-18E (foreground) flies next to an F-15EX.

Photo credit: Courtesy of BAE Systems

An upgrade of the flight control computer is planned for the fly-by-wire fighter jets Boeing F-15EX and F/A-18E/F. The upgrade from the previous supplier BAE Systems will enable both fighter jets to integrate new functions that have not yet been announced, BAE said. Boeing launched the F/A-18E/F as a fly-by-wire aircraft in the mid-1990s. Saudi…

Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Washington DC-based Aviation Week Network.

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