Markuu soo gaadhay 1981kii, USAF waxay ku dhawaaqday barnaamijka Enhanced Tactical Fighter si ay u soo iibsato bedelka F-111. Barnaamijka ayaa markii dambe loo beddelay Dual-Role Fighter (DRF) tartanka. Fikradda ayaa la filayay in diyaarad awood u leh inay bilowdo hawada qoto dheer ee hawada iyada oo aan loo baahnayn taageero dheeraad ah oo ay bixiso gacan ku haynta dagaalyahanka ama jahwareerka. General Dynamics waxay soo gudbisay F-16XL, halka McDonnell Douglas uu soo gudbiyay F-15E. Panavia Tornado ayaa sidoo kale ahayd musharax, laakiin maadaama diyaaradda aysan laheyn awood dagaal oo lagu kalsoonaan karo, oo ay weheliso xaqiiqda ah in aysan Mareykanku sameynin, si dhab ah looma tixgelin. Su'aal: Maxay Douglas soo gudbisay?
dayuuradda F-15E