Boeing Awarded $451 Million US Air Force Contract For Japan F-15J Upgrades

The United States Department of Defense announced on 10 December 2024 that Boeing had been awarded a nearly half-billion-dollar contract to upgrade dozens of Japan’s F-15J fighter jets. As expected, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (with Boeing support) will carry out the upgrade work locally in Japan . Japan operates license built F-15s and F-16s – although there are some things that set them apart from their American counterparts. Approx. 70 Japanese F-15s to be upgraded The Department of Dense announcement states, “The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, was awarded a $450,500,000 undefinitized contract action for the F-15 Japan Super Interceptor Program…