...July 1944. Antoine-de-Saint-Exupery © Brittanica.com In 2000, French investigators confirmed that an F- 5B reconnaissance variant of the P-38, discovered by divers off Marseilles, was Saint Exupery’s aircraft. His literary...

...the Republic of South Korean Air Force (RoKAF) is proposing buying up to 200 aircraft as replacements for its Northrop F- 5B/Fs. The ADD hopes to fly the first KTX-II production prototype in the year 2002. Lockheed Martin is already lending...

...proposals (RFP) to extend the operational life of 38 two-seat F-5Fs. An earlier plan for a structural upgrade of 27 older F- 5B two-seaters has been dropped. Northrop Grumman has teamed with Samsung Aerospace to bid for the South Korean contract...

...trng MiG-21F/MF/bis Fishbed 50 int/FGA MiG-29A/U Fulcrum 8/2 int/attack/trng F-5E Tiger/ F- 5B 10/4 int/attack/trng Su-22BKL/M-2/U Fitter 30 attack/trng L-39C 12 armed trng Mi-24 Hind 15...

...centre. The winning bidder, with a Turkish engineering team, will install F-16C/D-like avionics sequentially on F- 5B, NF-5B, F-5A and NF-5A prototypes; build a system-integration laboratory (SIL) at Eskisehir; and co-ordinate...

...the Spanish air force has signed a €31 million ($33 million) deal with IAI for the upgrade of the two-seat Northrop F- 5B as a lead-in fighter trainer. Much of the modification work will be completed by EADS Casa Military Aircraft in Spain...

...Saab Erieye airborne early warning aircraft for the Royal Thai Air Force. The Gripens will replace the RTAF's Northrop F- 5B/Es. Phase 1 of the two-stage procurement covers six Gripens and one Erieye, and is budgeted at 19,000 billion...

...air show. The programme builds on Lahav's work on the upgrade of US Air Force Northrop T-38 Talons and Spanish Northrop F- 5B lead-in fighter trainers. Lahav has provided a virtual radar, using a simple datalink between aircraft and satellite...

SAUDI ARABIA AL QUWWAT AL JAWWIYA AL MALAKIYA AS SA'UDIYA (ROYAL SAUDI AIR FORCE/RSAF) Saudi defence procurement intentions have been put on hold by the weakness of oil prices. As the value of a barrel of oil rises, so Saudi Arabia