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Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger II

Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger II

Role: fighter
Company: Northrop
Company designation: N-156F
Variants: F-5A/B Freedom Fighter, RF-5A, F-5C Skoshi Tiger, F-5E/F Tiger II, RF-5E Tigereye
Licensed versions: CF-5A/D (Canada), NF-5A/B (Netherlands), SF-5A/B SRF-5A (Spain), KF-5E/F (South Korea), Chung Cheng (Taiwan)
Upgrades: F-5E/F Tiger III (Chile), F-5S/T RF-5S (Singapore), F-5EM/FM (Brazil), SF-5M (Spain), RF-5E Tigergazer (Taiwan), F-5T/TF (Thailand), NF-5A/B-2000 (Turkey), F-5N (US Navy)
Derivatives: Northrop T-38 Talon (N-156T), Northrop F-20 Tigershark, HESA Saeqeh (Saegheh), HESA Azarakhsh
Operators*: US Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps, Austria, Bahrain, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ethiopia, Greece, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, South Vietnam, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
* past and present

under construction








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First Published: 10 October 2002
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Last Modified: 7 August 2017

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