United States Air Force F-5A
painted with Southeast Asian camouflage, according to the British "Flight International" website recently reported that Israel's Elbit Systems has won a US$93 million F-5 fighter upgrade contract from an undisclosed Asia-Pacific customer . Yoram Samuel, general manager of the Aerospace Division of
Elbit Systems, said, “We are very honored to be selected for this upgrade project. This is based on our rich knowledge and experience in the F-5 modernization plan.” The contract period will exceed 3 years, during which the Israeli company will install a large number of systems on this old model aircraft, including: HUD, modern avionics, and upgraded radar and weapon systems.
Brazilian F-5 Eagle fighter
unnamed customers in the Asia-Pacific region sparked speculation that South Korea currently has the largest F-5 fleet in the region, with a total of 134 aircraft. In addition, Singapore has 35, Thailand has 34, Indonesia has 9 and Taiwan has a large number of retired F-5 fighters. In 2004, Elbit Systems won a contract worth US$85 million from the Royal Thai Air Force to upgrade its F-5 fighter jets. The
Korean F-5 unit
F-5 Eagle is a light fighter launched by Northrop Corporation of the United States in 1962. It is adopted by many American allies and third world countries. Various derivative types range from F-5A, which only had ground attack capability, to F-5E, which strengthened air-to-air combat capability, and tactical reconnaissance type RF-5.
In the fighter generation, the upgraded F-5 fighter is classified as the third generation fighter (this is the Western standard, and the Russian standard is listed as the fourth generation), and the F-6, the U.S. Navy’s F-4 and F /A-8, European tornadoes and Mirage 2000 are the same generation.
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