# First F-15EX for US Forces in Japan Leaves Factory as Air Force Completes Live-Fire Test

https://mins.news/en/video/61967

- VOA Chinese, 2026-09-17 02:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99H-ER5CtxU

> The U.S. Air Force has completed its first live-fire test of the F-15EX. The first aircraft designated for permanent deployment at Kadena Air Base in Japan left Boeing’s St. Louis plant in late August and moved to Oregon for further preparations, marking a key step toward its deployment.