On Monday, August 24, 2026, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) of the US Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, acting on behalf of the US Department of Defense, signed a framework agreement with Boeing worth up to 131.23 billion USD under the F-15 Eagle multirole combat aircraft program.
F-15E Strike Eagle / Photo: 492nd Fighter Squadron “Madhatters” USAF
The F-15 Eagle Crest contract, awarded under an IDIQ (indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity) arrangement, covers production of F-15 aircraft, including the latest F-15EX Eagle II variant (editor’s note), integration of onboard systems, modernization of systems and subsystems, upgrades, overhauls, sustainment and operational readiness support, as well as the establishment of organic maintenance capabilities at home bases.
The services will be provided to the US Air Force (USAF), the Air National Guard (ANG) and other Department of Defense users, as well as export customers under the FMS (Foreign Military Sales) program: Japan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia and Poland.
The work will be performed at Boeing’s facilities in St. Louis, Missouri, and is expected to be completed by August 2037. The ordering period for the listed users is scheduled to end on August 24, 2031, with an option to extend it through August 24, 2036. The first implementing contract, worth USD 343,740 (PLN 1.269 million), has also been signed, with funding coming from research, development, test and evaluation appropriations under the FY2026 NDAA defense budget.
Poland?
From the perspective of a Polish reader, the most interesting question is why Poland appears on the list of recipients even though the Polish Air Force does not operate the F-15 Eagle. As can be seen, Indonesia is also listed. Although it had been negotiating with Boeing over the purchase of 24 F-15IDN aircraft, the local designation for the F-15EX Eagle II, it was revealed in February this year that the US offer had ultimately been rejected.
In Poland’s case, Boeing has been offering 32 F-15EX Eagle II aircraft while also building cooperation with local industry, and in early October 2025 a Polish Air Force delegation familiarized itself with the aircraft. It is worth noting, however, that in recent months the KF-21 Boramae and Eurofighter Typhoon had also been in contention. Meanwhile, in recent weeks the Polish Ministry of National Defence and the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces have signaled that a decision has been made to acquire another 32 Lockheed Martin F-35A Husarz multirole combat aircraft, a procurement already included in the current Technical Modernization Plan of the Polish Armed Forces for 2025–2039. The acquisition would be financed, at least to a significant extent, through another planned US loan worth 4 billion USD (14.68 billion PLN) under the FMF (Foreign Military Financing) program.
This means that the list of potential recipients under Boeing’s contract was effectively left in blanco, covering not only actual F-15 users but also countries that have shown potential interest in the F-15EX Eagle II or held discussions on its possible acquisition in recent months.
