7/25/23, 1:34 PM F-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle East

Squadron (TES), the “Skulls,” part of the 53rd Wing at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, back in
February this year.

During that test, an F-15E demonstrated the potential ability to carry 15 JDAMs on a single
sortie. However, on that occasion, only six 500-pound-class GBU-38/B JDAMs were attached
to the Conformal Fuel Tank (CFT) on one side of the jet, in two rows of three. The top row of
precision-guided munitions is new, although these bombs can’t actually be dropped during
the mission. In the past, however, F-15Es have carried dumb ordnance on these same
stations.

Photos from Al Dhafra show the jets now carrying six 500-pound-class JDAMs on each
fuselage side, plus four Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs) on the centerline station. The jet also
carries the standard defensive armament of two AIM-120 AMRAAM and two AIM-9
Sidewinder air-to-air missiles under the wings. 

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