IS F-15ex Far better Than Rafale ? indian News Analysis

Indian Defense News 1.AFTER RAFALE, HOW BOEING'S F-15EX FIGHTER JET CAN CHANGE IAF'S STRIKE CAPABILITY -F-15EX Fighter Jet For India Boeing will compete with Sweden's Gripen and France's Rafale among others for the Indian Air Force's plan to buy 114 multi-role aircraft to replace its Soviet-era fleet. The F-15EX was exhibited at the Aero India 2021 in Bengaluru. The F-15EX undertook its first flight and Boeing tweeted, "Check out the F-15EX as it makes its historic first flight. F-15EX is built on a digital thread, allowing it to also serve as a testbed to incorporate future tech and capability for the US Air Force." The F-15EX fighter jet is set to be incorporated into the US Air Force later this year after it completed its test flight over St. Louis in the US. Last year, the US had ordered Boeing to build eight F-15EX fighters as part of 144 jets to be incorporated later. India had already ordered 36 Rafale fighter jets and eight super jets from France have already arrived in India giving the Indian Air Force an edge over its chief adversaries - Pakistan and China. India and France had last week taken part in a five-day mega air exercise near Jodhpur with IAF's Rafale fighter jets will be taking part in the complex air manoeuvres to enhance operational coordination with the French Air Force. The exercise named 'Ex-Desert Knight 21' took place at a time when the Indian Air Force has been keeping all its frontline bases across the country on a high state of operational readiness amid the India-China border standoff in eastern Ladakh. #F15 #Rafale #IndianNewsAnalysis #IndianDefenseNews #DefenseNews #F15ex