For Indonesia buying used weapons from other countries, such as the Austrian Typhoons, is an option to meet Minimum Essential Force…
F-5E Tiger II
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Military Aviation
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Tunisian Air Force F-5 Tiger crashes, pilot killed
by Dario LeoneA Tunisian Air Force Northrop F-5E Tiger fighter jet crashed in the morning of October 6, 2020 in the region of…
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Military Aviation
Slim 50.1% majority of Swiss voters approves purchase of new fighter jets
by Dario LeoneThe Swiss government will decide next year among the Eurofighter from Airbus , the Rafale from France’s Dassault, Boeing’s F/A-18 Super…
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Military Aviation
U.S. Expected to Buy Back 22 Swiss Air Force F-5 Fighter Jets in 2020
by Dario LeoneA spokesperson from Armasuisse confirmed that discussions between the Swiss defense procurement agency and the U.S. Navy took place in July.…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
Tigers Forever! US Navy Plans to Upgrade F-5 to keep it a Credible Adversary Aircraft Until 2030
by Dario LeoneThe F-5 in its current state only realistically offers MiG-21 ‘Fishbed’ threat replication and desperately needs to be modernised to offer…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The Myth of Soviet Arms and Tactics in the Middle East, Part Four: South Yemeni armed forces – the only ‘true’, Soviet-trained, Soviet-styled armed forces in the Middle East ever
by Tom CooperSoviets had no mentality of ‘serving the customer’: they stuffed Arab air forces full of Su-7BMKs armed with R-3 rockets that…
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Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, it is highly suggested you do so first before reading any further!…
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AirshowsMilitary Aviation
Swiss Air Force Aerobatic Display Team Patrouille Suisse Performs Flypast over Wrong Place
by Dario LeoneThe Patrouille Suisse had to perform a flypast over Langenbruck to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Swiss aviator Oskar Bider’s death,…
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Military Aviation
“Gripen E will not take part in Swiss Air2030 program trials because will only be operational from next year,” Saab says
by Dario LeoneAn offer to complement the Gripen E test aircraft with an operational Gripen C aircraft for the flight tests in June…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That time a Swiss Air Force F-5 Pilot was hit in his thigh by a lightning that penetrated his Tiger cockpit
by Dario Leone“Just as the first words from the radar operator came in “ten miles long final, gear down”, I felt a heavy…