Overview
- The F-15 program office at Wright-Patterson posted a sources sought notice on Sept. 29 asking industry to describe missile launch and approach warning systems that can be rapidly fitted to the F-15EX.
- The notice requires candidate systems to use six existing sensor locations and connect to the jet’s current data, power, and cooling lines with MIL-STD-1553 compatibility while meeting airworthiness and cybersecurity rules.
- The request seeks systems already cleared to fly on U.S. military aircraft and in production where possible so the equipment can be delivered quickly and installed or removed in the field without structural changes.
- This effort is market research only and does not obligate a purchase; it complements the F-15EX’s EPAWSS radar-warning and electronic-warfare suite by adding sensors that detect the heat or light of missile motors or incoming seekers.
- Industry responses are due Nov. 12, 2026, and the program office may follow up with vendors for classified detection-performance details if a candidate appears to fit, a step that could speed low‑risk retrofits if suitable systems are available.