Boeing is ramping up its F-15 production facilities following an $nearly $8 billion budget request by the US Air Force, which included eight of the fighter planes. The manufacturer is investing in the preparations at its St Louis County plant ahead of the budget’s approval by Congress, explaining that it wants to be ready should rapid deployment of the planes be required. The inclusion of the F-15 in March’s budget request was unexpected, as the US military last bought the plane over 10 years ago, and has tended towards stealth fighters more recently.
Boeing is ramping up its F-15 production facilities following an $8bn budget request by the US Air Force, which included eight of the fighter planes. The manufacturer is investing in the preparations at its St Louis County plant ahead of the budget’s approval by Congress, explaining that it wants to be ready should rapid deployment of the planes be required. The inclusion of the F-15 in March’s budget request was unexpected, as the US military last bought the plane over 10 years ago, and has tended towards stealth fighters more recently.