Editing McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle (section)

===Weaponry and external stores===
[[File:M61 Vulcan Mount on F15.jpg|thumb|[[M61 Vulcan]] mounted on the side of right engine intake]]

A variety of air-to-air weaponry can be carried by the F-15. An automated weapon system enables the pilot to release weapons effectively and safely, using the head-up display and the avionics and weapons controls located on the engine throttles or control stick. When the pilot changes from one weapon system to another, visual guidance for the selected weapon automatically appears on the head-up display.<ref>Huenecke 1987, pp. 232–236.</ref>

The Eagle can be armed with combinations of four different air-to-air weapons: [[AIM-7 Sparrow|AIM-7F/M Sparrow]] missiles or [[AIM-120 AMRAAM]] advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles on its lower fuselage corners, [[AIM-9 Sidewinder|AIM-9L/M Sidewinder]] or AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles on two pylons under the wings, and an internal {{convert|20|mm|in|abbr=on}} [[M61 Vulcan]] [[Gatling gun]] in the right [[wing root]].<ref name=lambert>Lambert 1993, p. 521.</ref>

[[File:F-15C AIM-9 AIM-120 m02006120700063.jpg|thumb|left|F-15C underside with external stores]]
Low-drag conformal fuel tanks (CFTs), initially called Fuel And Sensor Tactical (FAST) packs, were developed for the F-15C and D models. They can be attached to the sides of the engine air intakes under each wing and are designed to the same load factors and airspeed limits as the basic aircraft.<ref name=lambert /> These tanks slightly degrade performance by increasing aerodynamic drag and cannot be jettisoned in-flight. However, they cause less drag than conventional external tanks. Each conformal tank can hold 750 U.S. [[gallon]]s (2,840 L) of fuel.<ref name=Jenkins_p111>Jenkins 1998, p. 111.</ref> These CFTs increase range and reduce the need for [[aerial refueling|in-flight refueling]]. All external stations for munitions remain available with the tanks in use. Moreover, Sparrow or AMRAAM missiles can be attached to the corners of the CFTs.<ref name=green>Green and Swanborough 1998, p. 371.</ref> The USAF [[57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron]] based at [[Naval Air Station Keflavik|NAS Keflavik]], Iceland, was the only C-model squadron to use CFTs on a regular basis due to its extended operations over the North Atlantic. With the closure of the 57 FIS, the F-15E is the only variant to carry them on a routine basis. CFTs have also been sold to Israel and Saudi Arabia.