The Air Force has stood up a separate repair capability at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex for the sole purpose of integrating F-15E Strike Eagles with a new electronic warfare suite quicker than before, according to a service announcement.

The so-called “speedline” at Robins Air Force Base, GA is projected to accept its first F-15E for the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System retrofit in June. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center did not provide a timeline for how long the installation would take.

Before now, Strike Eagles were held back from receiving the EPAWSS upgrade until it was time for their regularly scheduled Programmed Depot Maintenance cycle. The dedicated depot line is instead intended to boost fleet readiness both by reducing maintenance backlog and by adding a much-needed defensive capability to the jet, the service wrote.

“While efficient for routine depot work, this timeline restricts upgrades based on a jet's standard maintenance schedule. The newly established Speedline resolves this limitation and operates entirely independent of the standard PDM line,” AFLCMC said in the press release. “This vital separation provides the program with the necessary flexibility to complete installations of this critical defensive system on aircraft that may not be due for PDM for another five to seven years.”

BAE Systems’ EPAWSS will bring improved radar warning, geolocation, situational awareness, self-protection and jamming to the legacy aircraft as the service prepares its entire fighter fleet for a potential fight in the Indo-Pacific, the Air Force has said.

It replaces the F-15's old Tactical Electronic Warfare System, which the service has called “functionally obsolete.”

In January 2025, the Pentagon approved EPAWSS for full-rate production. The Air Force has said it plans to upgrade about 99 F-15Es with the advanced system, while newer F-15EX Eagle IIs are being produced with EPAWSS already baked-in as standard equipment.

"The F-15E Strike Eagle remains a cornerstone of our tactical airpower and deep strike capabilities," Lt. Col. Matthew Heil, EPAWSS materiel leader within the F-15 program office, said in a statement. "The integration of advanced electronic warfare suites, such as the [EPAWSS], ensures the F-15E will not just survive, but actively disrupt and dismantle adversary kill chains in the most highly contested, electromagnetically dense environments. We are not merely extending the life of this platform; we are aggressively expanding its lethality and survivability to ensure it dominates the modern battlespace."