Q Post 2675 Q Post 2675 - A picture of two F-15s in afterburners After doing some research and looking around this is what I came up with.  F-35 Program has had a bumpy path with delay after delay after delay. This high tech flying machine over the years has become a high tech money pit with often times nothing to even show off. Lockhead Martin makes the F-35 and currently has a large back order having used every reason for non-completion of projects & orders.  Ok lets go back last month to Jan 29 to rumors circulating "that the US Air Force might buy F-15 fighters to fill a hole in it's future inventory caused by delayed F-35 deliveries." And back to three days ago where Lockheed CEO states that the F-15X will not delay any F-35 orders in an attempt of damage control towards investors.  Now the Air Force says they plan to begin buying new F-15s in it's upcoming fiscal 2020 budget release. The service is said to extend to the purchase of 12 new F-15X aircraft in 2020 for the sum of $1.2 billion  Now the afterburners in this context would seem to scream that they have put a rush on that order through Boeing. Another reason why I see this move could have happened is China. China could have been behind failures within the F-35 program through it's hardware. Air Force may see brand this as a faster and cheaper route with new f-15s with brand new crucial hardware parts ensured secure for not only our Air Force but also to any friendly buyers out there who need to upgrade or even downgrade to aircraft untouched by foreign components. This could be a shot taken at people within our government that took money to keep the F-35 Program Funds flowing as well.  The double jets may also signify another batch of jets being placed with both currently on rush order.