US Deploys F-15 Fighter Jets to Defend Indian Ocean Outpost

US deploys F-15 fighter jets to defend Indian Ocean outpost

At least four F-15 aircraft have been sent to Diego Garcia, it has been reported.

F-15 Fighters Deploy to Protect Diego Garcia as B-52s Rotate In

Multiple U.S. Air Force F-15 fighters have deployed to the strategic outpost of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to protect the myriad of assets deployed there, including strategic bombers. “F-15s are deployed to Diego Garcia to provide force protection,” a U.S. official told Air & Space Forces Magazine. The official declined to specify how many F-15s were deployed and also did not disclose which variant of the fighter is operating from the isl…

F-15s Deploy To Protect Diego Garcia

The U.S. Air Force has sent a contingent of at least four F-15 fighters to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to help provide force protection for the island and the assets currently deployed there, which includes B-52H bombers. TWZ explicitly raised this possibility in April in a piece touching on evolving threats to the highly strategic Indian Ocean outpost and the vulnerabilities they highlight. “The F-15s are deployed providing force protectio…

F-15 Eagles Deploy To Diego Garcia To Protect The Indian Ocean Outpost

The U.S. Air Force has sent a contingent of at least four F-15 fighters to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to help provide force protection for the island and the assets currently deployed there, which includes B-52H bombers. TWZ explicitly raised this possibility in April in a piece touching on evolving threats to the highly strategic Indian Ocean outpost and the vulnerabilities they highlight. “The F-15s are deployed providing force protectio…