Eagle II fires first missile during live-fire event The 40th Flight Test Squadron’s F-15EX Eagle II prepares to depart for a Weapons System Evaluation Program mission Jan. 25, 2022 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The aircrew fired an AIM-120 missile during the sortie marking the first live fire from the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft. The fighter fired the missile at a BQM-167 aerial target over the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Lindsey Heflin)
Eagle II fires first missile during live-fire event Maj. Benjamin Naumann and Maj. Mark Smith, 40th Flight Test Squadron pilots, fly the F-15EX Eagle II preparing to fire an AIM-120D missile during a Weapons System Evaluation Program mission near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 25, 2022. This was the first live fire performed from the Air Force’s newest aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven)
Eagle II fires first missile during live-fire event The 40th Flight Test Squadron’s F-15EX Eagle II takes off for a Weapons System Evaluation Program mission at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 25, 2022 The aircrew aboard fired an AIM-120 missile during the sortie marking the first live firing from the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft. The fighter fired the missile at a BQM-167 aerial target over the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Lindsey Heflin)
Eagle II fires first missile during live-fire event The F-15EX Eagle II fires an AIM-120D missile during a Weapons System Evaluation Program mission near Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 25, 2022. This was the first live fire performed from the Air Force’s newest aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven)
BQM-167 launches A BQM-167 Air Force Subscale Aerial Target is launched from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The drone provides a threat-representative target for the Air Force Weapon System Evaluation Program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bruce Hoffman)
Launch TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. –Capt. Scott Stadelman, an F-15C Eagle pilot assigned to the 19th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, fires an AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. Stadelman deployed here to participate in an Air-toAir Weapons System Evaluation Program mission called Combat Archer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt Michael Ammons)