The tanks hold weapons on short pylons rather than conventional weapon racks, reducing drag and further extending the range of the Strike Eagle. For air-to-ground missions, the F-15E can carry ...

This may be the coolest paint job a military jet has ever had. It's a special variation for an F-15E Strike Eagle. Airmen from the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base did the job.

F-15C crews call the F-15E, ‘the dark side’ and pilots that ... to-ground role as well as air-to-air combat. Ergo, the Strike Eagle packs a payload of 23,000 lbs. (10,400 kgs) of bombs ...