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3 months agoF-15Es are still used somewhat often for Air to Ground stuff
Somewhat often? It’s their primary role. It’s called the Strike Eagle and its nickname is the Mudhen for a reason.
F-15Es are still used somewhat often for Air to Ground stuff
Somewhat often? It’s their primary role. It’s called the Strike Eagle and its nickname is the Mudhen for a reason.
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Yes, the terse Unix version, which needs to be supported for compatibility, and the more readable GNU long option
Depends. Is it GNU tar, BSD tar or some old school Unix tar?
Double hyphen “long options” are a typical GNU thing.
I mean… Young people don’t know things yet… Isn’t that normal?
Depends on the context I guess. If this is a professional IT context in which the 25yo is expected to be proficient enough on a Linux system to edit a text file, not knowing that vim exists is kinda sad.
The F-15EX, the only one for which the production line is still open, is very much a multirole fighter, developed from the Strike Eagle bomber. Sure it can do air superiority, but it can carry a shitton of weapons to strike ground targets just the same.
But you’re right, this is a long term order, which won’t have impact on the current situation in Gaza. Additionally, it’s a request that was initiated over a year ago, long before the whole situation in Gaza escalated: https://breakingdefense.com/2023/01/israel-formally-requests-25-f-15-ex-from-the-us-sources/