The United States Air Force (USAF) awarded Boeing a contract worth up to US$131.23 billion for the production, modernization, systems integration and sustainment of the F-15 Eagle, in a long-term agreement that also covers seven foreign customers through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) mechanism. Among them are Indonesia and Poland, two countries that in recent years have been linked to possible F-15EX Eagle II acquisitions, although neither currently has a confirmed purchase.
The contract, named F-15 Eagle Crest, is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) agreement. Therefore, the US$131.23 billion figure represents a contractual ceiling and not the value of an immediate purchase. The agreement will allow orders to be placed during an initial period running through August 2031, with an option to extend it through 2036, while the work currently contemplated could last until August 2037. The scope includes aircraft production, systems integration, modernizations, upgrades, retrofits, sustainment and the establishment of organic depot-level maintenance capabilities.
Indonesia: a program Boeing had given up on
The inclusion of Indonesia is particularly striking. Jakarta had signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing in August 2023 to move forward with the acquisition of 24 F-15EX, which would be configured as F-15IDN. The agreement came after Washington authorized a potential sale of up to 36 aircraft worth around US$13.9 billion in 2022. However, the program never turned into an acquisition contract.
What is the F-15 Eagle Crest contract?
It is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) agreement awarded to Boeing by the USAF covering production, modernization, systems integration and sustainment of the F-15 with a contractual ceiling of up to US$131.23 billion and orders allowed through at least August 2031.
Does inclusion in the contract mean a country has bought F-15EX aircraft?
No. Inclusion in the F-15 Eagle Crest contract means a country is eligible under the FMS framework for possible future orders, but it does not indicate a confirmed purchase or active acquisition process.
Why is Indonesia listed if its campaign was abandoned?
Indonesia previously pursued an F-15EX purchase (MOU in 2023) but the campaign stalled, and Boeing said it was no longer active; its inclusion in the contract preserves the option for a future sale through the FMS mechanism.
Is Poland buying F-15EX aircraft now?
No. Although Poland has shown interest historically, Poland’s Ministry of National Defense has stated there is no plan or active process to acquire the F-15EX at this time.
Prabowo Subianto, then Indonesia’s defense minister and now president, during his visit to Boeing’s facilities in August 2023 to advance the F-15EX acquisition.
In fact, in February 2026 Boeing confirmed that the campaign to sell the F-15EX to Indonesia was no longer active, while the Indonesian Ministry of Defense said the price had been an obstacle to closing the deal. Therefore, Indonesia’s appearance in the new US contract does not imply that Jakarta has reactivated the purchase, although it does leave the door open for a future acquisition to be channeled through this contractual structure.
Poland: included in the contract, but without an active purchase
The case of Poland is different. Warsaw has shown a long-standing interest in the F-15EX, and Boeing has spent years promoting the model as a possible addition to its Air Force. In 2022, then-Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak had stated that Poland was considering acquiring more F-35s or F-15s in the long term. More recently, then-Air Force Inspector General Ireneusz Nowak even flew an F-15EX during a visit to Boeing’s facilities in the United States.
However, when asked by the Polish outlet Defence24, Poland’s Ministry of National Defense clarified that the Armed Forces do not plan to acquire the F-15EX. According to the official response, Poland’s inclusion in the US contract does not mean a purchase decision has been made or that an acquisition process has been initiated.
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Thus, rather than announcing new F-15EX operators, the Eagle Crest contract reveals which countries are contemplated within the US contractual architecture for future FMS sales. In Indonesia’s case, the mention is especially significant because it appears despite the abandonment of the commercial campaign; in Poland’s case, it confirms that the F-15 remains within the universe of options the United States can offer Warsaw, even though no explicit purchase decision exists today. The list also includes Japan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Singapore, all of them current F-15 operators or with acquisition or modernization programs associated with the Eagle family.