Why around a third of F-5 Tiger IIs remain in service with air forces around the world and the family became one of ...

Key Points and Summary - Northrop’s F-20 Tigershark began as the F-5G: a single-engine, low-cost export fighter with an F404 engine, APG-67 radar, Sparrow capability, and Mach-2 performance.

The F-5E Tiger II wasn’t the biggest or the most expensive fighter of its era. But smarter upgrades to engines, avionics, and structure made it faster, more capable, and surprisingly enduring. While ...