f-15 is airforce, f/a-18 is primarily navy and suited for their roles. F-22 is too expensive to use most of the time and we are having a VERY hard time keeping

f-15 is airforce, f/a-18 is primarily navy and suited for their roles. F-22 is too expensive to use most of the time and we are having a VERY hard time keeping the fleet operational. F-35 has basically been a giant cluster. But getting better. The primary role of the F-15EX program is to keep aircraft defense manufacturing viable. And ultimately: Although Air Force leaders at the time said that the service would have preferred funds to buy additional fifth generation planes like the F-35, officials now say that buying new F-15s is the quickest path for replacing aging Air National Guard F-15C/Ds that are reaching the end of their service lives. “The F-15EX is the most affordable and immediate way to refresh the capacity and update the capabilities provided by our aging F-15C/D fleets,” Gen. Mike Holmes, Air Combat Command commander, said in a statement. “The F-15EX is ready to fight as soon as it comes off the line.” https://www.defensenews.com/air/2020/07/13/heres-how-much-money-boeing-is-getting-to-build-the-new-f-15ex/ https://www.defensenews.com/air/2020/07/13/heres-how-much-mo...