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

Another classic Cold War-era fighter is fast approaching its retirement, this time in Taiwan, which is preparing to bid farewell to its F-5E/F Tiger II jets. Taiwan has operated the type for nearly ...

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 ...

(Tribune News Service) — A new “adversary” squadron of F-5N Tiger II fighter jets — perhaps most widely known for an appearance in a huge Hollywood movie nearly 30 years ago — will soon be sparring ...

The US Navy (USN) has released the first photos of a used Northrop F-5 Tiger II fighter the service recently purchased from the Swiss air force. Intended to supplement the navy’s existing F-5 ...

When the F-5 Tiger first flew, it was intended to be a fighter jet mass-produced for taking down Soviet MiG jets or the adversary of whatever country happened to buy the plane. It was cheap to ...

May 31 (UPI) --A U.S. Navy pilot was rescued Wednesday after ejecting from a Northrop F-5 Tiger II aircraft shortly after taking off from Naval Air Station Key West in Florida. The pilot, who is part ...

Taiwan is preparing to retire its Northrop F-5E/F fleet from operational service before the end of 2023. (Annabelle Chih/Getty Images) Taiwan's Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) is preparing to ...