United States Air Force FX program

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The United States Air Force FX program was a Cold War-era fighter development initiative that led to the creation of the F-15 Eagle, a high-performance air superiority fighter designed to counter advanced Soviet aircraft.

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instanceOf United States Air Force program ⓘ
military aircraft development program ⓘ
aircraftRole air superiority fighter ⓘ
conflictContext Cold War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designEmphasis advanced radar and avionics ⓘ
beyond-visual-range air combat capability ⓘ
high maneuverability ⓘ
high thrust-to-weight ratio ⓘ
focus air superiority ⓘ
fighter aircraft development ⓘ
goal counter advanced Soviet fighter aircraft ⓘ
develop a high-performance air superiority fighter ⓘ
influenced subsequent U.S. fighter development programs ⓘ
influencedBy lessons from Vietnam War air combat ⓘ
ledTo selection of McDonnell Douglas as F-15 prime contractor ⓘ
operator United States Air Force ⓘ
primaryOutcome fielding of the F-15 Eagle in the 1970s ⓘ
reason perceived threat from advanced Soviet fighters such as the MiG-25 ⓘ
relatedConcept air superiority doctrine ⓘ
relatedProgram Tactical Fighter Experimental program ⓘ
resultedIn F-15 air superiority fighter design ⓘ
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle ⓘ
linked to: F-15 Eagle
serviceBranch United States Air Force ⓘ
successorAircraft F-15A Eagle ⓘ
linked to: F-15 Eagle

F-15C Eagle ⓘ
linked to: F-15 Eagle
timePeriod 1960s ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ

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F-15 Eagle → developedFrom → United States Air Force FX program ⓘ
Alexander Kartveli → workedOn → United States Air Force fighter programs ⓘ
linked to: United States Air Force FX program