Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger II
Role: fighter
Company: Northrop
Company designation: N-156F
Variants: F-5A/B Freedom Fighter, RF-5A, F-5C Skoshi Tiger, F-5E/F Tiger II, RF-5E Tigereye
Licensed versions: CF-5A/D (Canada), NF-5A/B (Netherlands), SF-5A/B SRF-5A (Spain), KF-5E/F (South Korea), Chung Cheng (Taiwan)
Upgrades: F-5E/F Tiger III (Chile), F-5S/T RF-5S (Singapore), F-5EM/FM (Brazil), SF-5M (Spain), RF-5E Tigergazer (Taiwan), F-5T/TF (Thailand), NF-5A/B-2000 (Turkey), F-5N (US Navy)
Derivatives: Northrop T-38 Talon (N-156T), Northrop F-20 Tigershark, HESA Saeqeh (Saegheh), HESA Azarakhsh
Operators*: US Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps,
Austria, Bahrain, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ethiopia, Greece, Honduras,
Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway,
Philippines,
Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, South Vietnam, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland,
Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
* past and present
under construction