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The Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic light fighter aircraft initially designed as a privately funded project in the late 1950s by Northrop Corporation.There are two main models: the original F-5A and F-5B Freedom Fighter variants, and the extensively updated F-5E and F-5F Tiger II variants.
The Northrop F-20 Tigershark (initially F-5G) is a prototype light fighter, designed and built by Northrop. Its development began in 1975 as a further evolution of Northrop's F-5E Tiger II , featuring a new engine that greatly improved overall performance, and a modern avionics suite including a powerful and flexible radar .
The F-5 was so successful that Northrop spent much of the 1970s and 1980s attempting to duplicate its success with similar lightweight designs. Their first attempt to improve the F-5 was the N-300 , which featured much more powerful engines and moved the wing to a higher position to allow for increased ordnance that the higher power allowed.
Northrop Grumman's (NOC) F-5 is operated by the U.S. Navy in its adversary squadrons to simulate enemy aircraft in aerial combat training exercises. Northrop Grumman Wins $22M Deal to Support T-38 ...
The Northrop F-20 Tigershark was an update of the F-5 intended for the export market, but lost out to the F-16 and never entered production. In the 1980s the privately developed F-5G, later renamed the Northrop F-20 Tigershark, aimed to correct weaknesses in the aging F-5 while maintaining small size and low cost. Its empty weight was 6,000 kg ...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Jan 30, ... Today, we announced that we have signed an agreement to sell the business to Serco Inc. for $327 million, and we forecast this ...
The Canadair CF-5 (officially designated the CF-116 Freedom Fighter) is a Canadian licensed-built Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter. It is a light, supersonic , twin engine, daylight air superiority fighter primarily for the Canadian Forces (as the CF-5) and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (as the NF-5).
On Monday, the Department of Defense announced that it has awarded drone maker Northrop Grumman a contract for $433.5 million. An "(estimated) cost-plus-fixed-fee contract," this award hires ...