Qatari Emiri Airforce Boeing F-15QA Ababil military jet fighter aircraft flying at the 2024 Royal International Air Tattoo

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In 2017, Boeing was awarded a contract to manufacture 36 F-15QA fighter jets for the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF). The F-15QA made its first flight on Apr. 14, 2020 and the first four aircraft were delivered to the QEAF in 2021. The F-15QA (Qatar Advanced) features new outer wing hardpoints for increased payload, AN/APG-82(V)1 Advanced Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) for both the pilot and the Weapon Systems Officer (WSO), 10×19-in Large Area Displays (LADs) and low-profile Head-Up Display (HUD) in both cockpits, digital fly-by-wire and General Electric F110-GE-129 engines. Compared to the F-15C/E, the F-15QA is equipped with the the Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS) sensors at the end of the tail booms and below the cockpit.

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Size: 4530px × 3625px
Location: RAF Fairford Gloucestershire UK
Photo credit: © Niall Ferguson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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