Flight testing began this year on the F-15SA.
The Royal Saudi Air Force has operated F-15S
fighters since the 1990s. The Royal Saudi Air
Force (RSAF) has ordered 193 F110-GE-129E
engines to power 84 new twin-engine Boeing
F-15SA aircraft. With the order the RSAF becomes
the largest operator of F110 engines other than
the U.S. government. This follows earlier RSAF
orders for 156 engines to power 71 re-engined
F-15S aircraft.
"The Kingdom and Boeing have been partners for
65 years and our partnership goes beyond the
innovative products and services we provide,"
said Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing Defense, Space &
Security president and CEO. "Equally as
important are the excellent collaborations
between Boeing and Saudi educational and
industrial organizations."
Boeing established many of the offset companies
in Saudi Arabia, including Alsalam Aircraft
Company, in which Boeing currently holds the
largest stake. Boeing also co-founded Alfaisal
University, the first private university in
Saudi Arabia, as well as the King Abdullah
University of Science and Technology Industrial
Collaboration Program. Boeing is also developing
educational and training projects with the King
Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology and the
Technical & Vocational Training Corporation.
"The F-15SA will enhance the national security
objectives of both the United States and the
Kingdom with improved interoperability and
common training and support well into the 21st
century," said Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore, the U.S. Air
Force's decision authority for the F-15SA
program.
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