BASIC AIRCRAFT DATA
Cannon ATA: 4
D-ATA: 4.0 (2.0)
RADARS (5.2.5)
| Name | Lge | Med | Small | Vsmall | Stealthy | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APG-70 | 120 | 77 | 48 | 21.6 | 12 | LD/SD phased array, identify contacts by type |
SENSORS
RWR (4.3). Notifies aircraft if it is under attack by a radar-guided weapon.
Bombsight: Advanced
Size: Large
Signature: Large
Countermeasures: 3rd Gen Decoys and Jammers
Engine: Turbofan
PERFORMANCE
| Altitude | Cruise | Full Mil. | Reheat |
|---|---|---|---|
| VLow: | 493 (2.1) | 660 (2.8) | 810 (3.4) |
| Med: | 493 (2.1) | 713 (3.0) | 1074 (4.5) |
| High: | 493 (2.1) | 765 (3.2) | 1358 (5.7) |
| Ceiling: 18,300 meters. | |||
ENDURANCE
Cruise Range: 2400 nm
Internal Fuel: 10375 kg
Inflight Refuel: Yes
Max Payload: 11113 kg
Remarks: Virtually identical to F-15E Strike Eagle. Also sold to Saudi Arabia as F-15S. First aircraft arrived early 1998. Conformal fuel tanks add 4423 kg fuel. Removal of conformal tanks increases ATA to 4.5/2.5, removes FUS4 - FUS9 hardpoints. Can carry LANTIRN Nav and Targeting pods, providing terrain-following radar and LRMTS.
WEAPONS LOADS: Max. Payload: 5640 kg
Internal Cannon: 1 20mm Vulcan
| Hardpoint Location: | CL1 | FUS1 | FUS2 | FUS3 | FUS4 fwd/bt |
FUS5 fwd/up | FUS6 mid/bt | FUS7 mid/up | FUS8 aft/bt | FUS9 aft/up | UW1A | UW1B | UW1C | |
| Rating (kg): | 2133 | Sp | Sp | Sp | - | 160 | 2313 | 160 | ||||||
| Ordnance | Weight | . | ||||||||||||
| AIM-9M | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Python 4 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O |
| AIM-7M | 230 | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AIM-120 AMRAAM | 152 | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O |
| Mk82 LDGP | 241 | 6x O | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | 6x O | - |
| Mk83 LDGP | 447 | O | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | - |
| Mk84 LDGP | 894 | O | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | - |
| Mk20 Rockeye | 222 | 6x O | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | OOO | - |
| SUU-30 | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | - |
| CBU-52 /58 /71 | 227 | 6x O | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | - |
| CBU-87 /89 97 TMD |
431 | 6x O | - | - | - | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | - |
| GBU-10C Paveway II |
944 | O | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | O | - | - | O | - |
| GBU-12B Paveway II |
277 | O | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | O | O | - | O | - |
| GBU-15 | 1187 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - |
| GBU-24 Paveway III |
1037 | O | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | O | - | - | O | - |
| Gabriel Mk3 A/S | 600 | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - |
| Gabriel Mk4 | 960 | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - |
| Popeye | 1363 | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - |
| 600 USG Fuel Tank |
1852 | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - |
| Lantirn Nav | 250 | - | P | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lantirn Tgtng |
249 | - | S | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ALQ-119 ECM pod | 259 | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - |
| ALQ-131 ECM pod | 272 | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - |
| AGM-88 HARM | 366 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - |
| AGM-65 Maverick |
288 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | OOO | - |
| AGM-130 | 907 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - |
| AXQ-14 DL pod |
- | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Note: AXQ-14 -- Required for AGM-130, GBU-15 | ||||||||||||||
Aircraft Hardpoints: Aircraft hardpoints are provided in symmetrical pairs except for centerline positions (CL), which are single. Ordnance are mounted in pairs (but may be fired singly) on UW and FUS hardpoints, with the associated double payload weight.
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