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US Marines take delivery of first of 22 F-5 fighter jets sold by Switzerland
The first F-5 Tiger II fighter acquired by the US Marine Corps from Switzerland arrived at the Emmen…
Brazilian Air Force aims to decommission AMX attack aircraft by 2025 and F-5 fighters by 2029
With the arrival and commissioning of the first Saab F-39E Gripen fighter jets, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB)…
Brazil’s modernized F-5 fighter jets will need repairs to the oxygen generation system for the pilots
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) faces an unforeseen situation to keep the F-5M Tiger II fighters active. The…
After two decades, Brazil completes F-5 Tiger II fighter modernization program
Last week Embraer delivered the last modernized F-5M fighter to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The Northrop aircraft…
Could the Boeing Saab T-7 be a good replacement for the F-5 Tiger fighters?
Designed by Saab and Boeing, the T-7 Red Hawk advanced training jet will be the successor to the…
Brazilian Air Force auctions three F-5 fighter airframe
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) auctioned off three Northrop F-5E Tiger II fighter airframe this week. The aircraft,…
Aircraft that dared to reinvent the way of flying – Part 2
After knowing some aircraft designs that bet on unusual shapes, in the second part of the article we will…
Waiting for the Gripen fighter, Brazil reaches 45 years with the F-5 Tiger II in operation
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) eagerly awaits the arrival of the F-39, as the Saab Gripen E was…
US Navy conducts F/A-18C final flight
The US Navy made the last operational flight of an F/A-18C fighter on October 2. The Strike Fighter…
The 30th anniversary of B-2 first flight, the most expensive plane in history
The month of November 1988 will never be forgotten in the history of aviation. In just a few…
Northrop’s historic flying wing crashes in US
A sad moment for aviation history happened on Monday in the United States. The only one of the…
Black projects, the US secret planes
Some of them were authentic unidentified flying objects for some time, others only became known when the government…