F-15EX test pilot Matt Giese says he and Mike Quintini took the jet up to 40,000ft and went to Mach 2.

 

On the first flight of the first new @BoeingDefense F-15EX last week, test pilot Matt Giese says he and Mike Quintini took the jet up to 40,000ft and went to Mach 2. #aviationnews pic.twitter.com/aYs2eRySO8

— Jamie Hunter - Aviacom (@jamie_aviacom) February 7, 2021

Nothing like the sting of failure (in the form of the KC-46) to focus the mind of defense procurement & corporations to get it right the next time up.

Hopefully this will carry on to the soon to arrive (but not soon enough) replacement for the F-35.