The American press explained why the United States decided to modernize the F-5 fighter of the 1960s.

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The US Navy recently delivered the first F-5N fighter aircraft to Patuxent River Naval Airfield, Maryland. Naval aviation is going to start ground and flight tests of the aircraft as part of its modernization. The updated tactical fighters will have to incorporate a number of modern aircraft features.

The F-5 Freedom Fighter is a 1970s American light multirole fighter manufactured by the Northrop Corporation. It has been in service since April 1964 with the United States Air Force, but has since been decommissioned. For its rather long history F-5 aircraft participated in many military conflicts, including the Vietnam War, the Iranian-Iraqi, Ethiopo-Somali, Cambodian (Cambodian) -Vietnam wars, Operation Desert Storm, the civil war in Yemen, and anti-terrorist operations in a number of states.



For many years, the F-5 proved to be a high-speed tactical fighter and was used by the US Navy and the US Marine Corps, including as an enemy-aggressor in special squadrons that imitate enemy aircraft. But until recently, according to The Southern Maryland Chronicle, it was deprived of many of the modern systems and technologies that are now used on fighters. This circumstance significantly worsened the possibilities of its use in military exercises. After all, modern pilots need to practice the skills of operating modern systems, and this circumstance required a serious improvement in the technical capabilities of the F-5 fighter.

The retrofit F-5N is one of three F-5Ns that will be used as prototypes to upgrade the fighter's architecture. Technical innovations will help improve the safety, capabilities and reliability of the aircraft. After testing, the upgrades will be used to retrofit 16 F-5Es and six F-5Fs recently acquired by the Navy from the Swiss Air Force.



According to the American press, the F-5 aircraft, which received modifications to the block modernization prototype, will receive the designation F-5N + / F +. The addition of devices that warn of severe weather conditions or a decrease in fuel level, according to the US Navy, will reduce the potential risks of death of a pilot or loss of an aircraft.

This program, according to the American naval command, will provide modernized aircraft with such capabilities, with the help of which it will be possible to practice tactics and techniques against air threats. As PMA-226 Program Manager Captain Ramiro Flores noted, the implementation of the innovations will provide more realistic and relevant tactical training for pilots. The modernization of aircraft of the 1960s, as explained in the American press, will allow practicing actions against enemy aircraft, in whose arsenal there are today F-5s. Considering that such fighters are in service with the Iranian Air Force, it can be assumed that the United States is modernizing them precisely to study the possibilities of confronting Iranian aviation.

Recall that the modernization program involves improving the life cycle of several obsolete and obsolete aircraft and engines, which were selected by the United States Naval Aviation Command. Among the objects of modernization are F-5 and F-16 fighters, airplanes and helicopters T-2, N-2, N-3, A-4, T-38, H-72, X-26, U-6, NU- 1B, O-2, OH-58C.
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  1. -7
    23 September 2021 11: 45
    The USA decided to modernize the F-5 fighter developed in the 1960s.


    Very bad))
    Fu-35 is not a cake?
    1. 0
      23 September 2021 11: 53
      most likely will be repainted in our camouflage ...
      1. +5
        23 September 2021 11: 56
        Quote: Dead Day
        most likely will be repainted in our camouflage ...

        For sale to Ukraine.
        1. +10
          23 September 2021 12: 03
          about the squadron of "red eagles", about the 65th squadron "Aggressor" you probably heard.
          1. 0
            23 September 2021 13: 42
            Quote: Dead Day
            about the 65th squadron "Aggressor"
            The history of the appearance of the flying collection of Soviet aircraft is not advertised. There is evidence that at least one Mi-25 was received from Pakistan.
            But in the USSR, too, at the beginning of 1970, on the basis of one of the fighter regiments of the Air Force of the Turkestan Military District, a Flight Training Center was organized, where pilots who were going to go on "long-distance missions" began to hone their combat skills.
        2. +1
          23 September 2021 15: 03
          Did you fail to read the article?
          1. -1
            23 September 2021 16: 27
            Quote: vadim dok
            Did you fail to read the article?
            The head of the Base, Colonel Konstantin Petrovich Morozov, became the Minister of Defense of Ukraine. The base was transferred first to the Armed Forces of the CIS, and then to the jurisdiction of Russia, but on the territory of Turkmenistan ...
            Mikhail Nikolsky. AviAMaster Magazine, 1/2000
      2. +5
        23 September 2021 12: 00
        most likely will be repainted in our camouflage ...


        you mean they will start to train their pilots on them, portraying a potential enemy? It seems that the F5 is not very similar to our aircraft in its profile.
        1. +1
          23 September 2021 12: 11
          Quote: Nexcom
          most likely will be repainted in our camouflage ...


          you mean they will start to train their pilots on them, portraying a potential enemy? It seems that the F5 is not very similar to our aircraft in its profile.

          here it is, in psychological preparation, on the ground they see our camouflage, our stars and other emblems, so on the radar is the enemy. the profile at such speeds will not be seen in battle.
          1. +3
            23 September 2021 12: 14
            from the bastards ...
            They do not hesitate to expose us as an enemy, and ours in the government call them partners ...
            1. +2
              23 September 2021 14: 01
              They don't call it anymore!
      3. +1
        23 September 2021 12: 01
        Or maybe a handout to the beggars of proto-noise?
        1. +1
          23 September 2021 12: 18
          Or maybe a handout to the beggars of proto-noise?


          I think that they would not modernize for them, they would simply bring it into airworthiness and that's it. And if you upgrade - then for a fee.
        2. 0
          23 September 2021 19: 06
          Proto-noiseers will have to pay too much for such "gifts".
      4. +1
        23 September 2021 18: 15
        Quote: Dead Day
        most likely will be repainted in our camouflage ...

        Rather, in Iranian - Iran has F-5s in service to this day, they even collected the clones themselves.
        And it is no longer serious to portray our planes as such a bug, in the Aerospace Forces there are almost exclusively heavy machines in service.
        But before - yes, as an imitator of the MiG-21 and even the MiG-29 it worked out quite well. Although the "aggressors" had quite authentic MiG-21s and even MiG-23 and MiG-29. Later, the Su-27 was brought from Ukraine.
        And these "Tigers" are more likely for training against Iran - Iran has an atomic bomb on its way, even the IAEA has struck its bell about it ... Israel is again going to fight, it is full of a spirit of war. How can a stronghold of democracy not support an old partner?
    2. 0
      23 September 2021 12: 49
      Yes, it is not only necessary to modernize it. Take a look at the photo: the body is bent over (from the dampness?), You need to edit a big mallet.
      1. +3
        23 September 2021 13: 03
        It's okay - he turns it that way.
        (Have you seen the T150K tractor? Similarly.)
      2. +2
        23 September 2021 19: 13
        A good plane is a flexible plane!
      3. 0
        23 September 2021 20: 53
        Like a cat to a cat - meow in secret. Even with an inflated military budget, the United States is already forced to economize on all non-priority lines, while maintaining its global occupation.
  2. +2
    23 September 2021 11: 47
    taak, we are waiting for when they start to get equipment from the Mojave and modernize it.

    Shl, so the minusers tightened ...
    1. 0
      23 September 2021 13: 39
      Minusators pulled up a long time ago, they are not asleep))

      And the technique from the Mojave has also been pulled for a long time, a common thing, technical cannibalism smile
      1. +1
        23 September 2021 13: 54
        Minusators pulled up a long time ago, they are not asleep))


        Oh yes, I already understood that they have a sect.

        And the technique from the Mojave has also been pulled for a long time, a common thing, technical cannibalism


        that's why I wrote. I remember when they began to put B52 there in storage and then put it back into operation. The main thing is that they do not cut the equipment into scrap like we do with the destruction of technical documentation. In this sense, they are lucky that there is such a natural site with a dry climate.
        1. 0
          23 September 2021 14: 32
          In general, there were sites in the Soviet Union.

          But the fact of the matter is that they were.
  3. +5
    23 September 2021 11: 50
    And what do they have with the remainder of the airframe's resource, in terms of metal fatigue?
    1. 0
      23 September 2021 12: 06
      And what do they have the remainder of the glider resource,


      They will conduct tests and extend the service life. All business, then.
  4. +1
    23 September 2021 11: 52
    A previously made car with good technical characteristics is better than a new and unknown one. Just replace the units, update the avionics, guns and install new missiles.
    1. +3
      23 September 2021 12: 10
      It is not a problem to update the filling, but the metal fatigue will not go anywhere. If the plane is going to be used for training battles, this is essential.
  5. +5
    23 September 2021 11: 55
    Excellent aircraft. One of the best, if not the best light fighter. In America, they were practically not used, if they remained in good preservation, why not shaman.
    F35 is inferior from the moment of conception, as in Viktor Viktorovich: "at the moment when it was conceived, someone knocked loudly on the door of the parents' bedroom."
  6. +2
    23 September 2021 12: 02
    The retrofit F-5N is one of three F-5Ns that will be used as prototypes to upgrade the fighter's architecture.
    And what, others do not do this?
    1. +2
      23 September 2021 12: 04
      Many are modernizing their aircraft.
      1. 0
        23 September 2021 12: 20
        Flies are good, or flies are not good, and the rest is all depending on the need.
  7. +2
    23 September 2021 12: 14
    This is how the Swiss were going to fight on them, if they even have to be altered for training and demonstration flights?
    And so for his years he was very good, perhaps even better than his peer MiG21.
    Although, he also promoted our MiG, I remember, they showed us at the institute for comparison, how they did it then, and what they found in the downed Americans.
    1. -1
      23 September 2021 12: 17
      what is there to think komikadze
  8. 0
    23 September 2021 12: 23
    To practice the exercises just right, do not squander the resource with new ones. Testing of new weapons, etc. There are enough tasks for a cheap plane.
  9. +3
    23 September 2021 12: 26
    on the VO resource itself there is an excellent article for answering questions from this article - why why how to whom where - without unnecessary casuistry and hurray
    it is a pity that the author did not read it
    "Second breath" fighter F-5
    https://topwar.ru/40987-vtoroe-dyhanie-istrebitelya-f-5.html
  10. 0
    23 September 2021 12: 48
    Can we also upgrade something ??? request
    1. +1
      23 September 2021 13: 05
      The choice is very wide - from cab to ISS.
  11. 0
    23 September 2021 13: 00
    Something is wrong in the Civilian Kingdom ... Upgrading such old planes ... fool
  12. 0
    23 September 2021 13: 00
    Quote: Jacket in stock

    And so for his years he was very good, perhaps even better than his peer MiG21.

    In training battles, the F-5E captured from Vietnam made the MiG-21 and MiG-23. And in real battles in the Iraq-Iran war, everything was exactly the opposite.
    1. 0
      23 September 2021 13: 09
      This is after the plane was stolen and everything that was in the Soviet was done in the American.
  13. -3
    23 September 2021 13: 08
    Even the sparrows understand this. After all, only sparrows can fly tail first with a favorable wind. The Americans do everything right, unlike Russia, which has everything right, for the States everything is considered wrong. This, for them, is like the Jewish Torah to read from left to right. Some events are guessed, but it is impossible to understand which ones. Some of their rationalizers are stupid. After all, it is worth throwing out the number three from the F-35, erasing it and it is already a ready-made five.
  14. 0
    23 September 2021 13: 33
    Quote: Dead Day
    most likely will be repainted in our camouflage ...

    To do this, they rent planes from private traders, with more rollbacks.
  15. +1
    23 September 2021 13: 40
    We need to offer them Po-2 .. Good plane ..
  16. 0
    23 September 2021 13: 47
    In the photo, it's his body bent from speed, or the photo is so crooked!
  17. 0
    23 September 2021 13: 56
    Quote: zenion
    This is after the plane was stolen and everything that was in the Soviet was done in the American.

    The plane was not stolen. It was the trophy of Hanoi.
    It was delivered unchanged, and performed very well in a meeuverable battle.
  18. 0
    23 September 2021 15: 53
    "harsh weather conditions"
    Oh, those authors ...
    You should write fairy tales, washers :)
  19. -1
    23 September 2021 19: 33
    Well, why not) Mig-21 in modern modernization can really kick the tail of many modern machines. The MiG-21-93 was only 75 kg higher than the MiG-21bis (8825 kg).

    If the MiG-21 bis was a dangerous enemy before, now its combat potential has increased even more, and the aircraft itself has become on a par with fourth-generation fighters. The MiG-21-93 (the original designation MiG-21 I) is capable of conducting all-aspect air combat using various weapons at short and medium ranges, including against the background of the underlying surface. At the same time, it will be able to destroy both fighters and attack and reconnaissance aircraft flying at altitudes from 30 to 20 m (and even 000 m) at speeds from 22 to 000 km / h and helicopters. And it is worth noting that the first flight of the MiG-1600 was made in 2300.

    MiG-21-93 is capable of:

    conduct all-round air combat at medium and short ranges, including against the background of the earth (sea), using medium-range air-to-air missiles;

    to carry out highly maneuverable close combat using all-aspect missiles with TGS and cannons;

    intercept attack and reconnaissance aircraft and helicopters (including those in the hover mode);
    conduct aerial reconnaissance using a radar operating in the mode of terrain mapping and detection of radar-contrast targets;
    1. 0
      24 September 2021 03: 21
      There is a problem with fuel (more precisely, with the staff).
    2. -1
      24 September 2021 07: 59
      Even the MiG-29SMT laughs at this.
      1. -1
        24 September 2021 11: 14
        And what did you mean by that laughing
  20. 0
    23 September 2021 21: 38
    a gift to ukraine is being prepared
  21. +2
    23 September 2021 23: 06
    I was a few years ago on ab. Davis Montan. About 4 thousand aircraft are mothballed there, which can be put back into operation very quickly if desired. All seams are tightly sealed with foil, etc. If the aircraft has moved from zone A (long-term storage) to zone B (cutting), then before cutting, all valuable modules are removed from it, which will then be sold for spare parts. In fact, only an empty glider is scrapped. Americans are rich, but they count money. By the way, civilians are engaged in dismantling for parts, inventory and storage at the airbase.
    Well, right next to there is a private aviation museum. Aviation lovers redeem combat aircraft in their collection
  22. 0
    24 September 2021 01: 25
    A great platform for anything you can hang. It's not about the glider. In a universal suspension (it has been unified since the seventies).
    Something our friends are going to experience. I'm more interested in something else, did they move where they dug from? This question does not give me peace of mind.
  23. -1
    24 September 2021 10: 46
    ,, This is different, laughing

    Upgraded Su-27 to Su-35S - old Soviet technology

    Upgraded Mammoth Ancient F-5 is a great solution laughing
    1. 0
      24 September 2021 11: 13
      Iran is armed with similar aircraft.
    2. -1
      24 September 2021 11: 17
      it looks like everything is old in your brain. Su-35 years of production since 2008. I'm surprised - it turns out that the USSR existed before 2008 laughing laughing laughing
      1. 0
        24 September 2021 14: 02
        Yes, this is sarcasm) neighing over Russophobes laughing
        1. 0
          24 September 2021 21: 16
          Yes, this is sarcasm) laughing at Russophobes
          And over those who read the first and last words in the comments!
  24. 0
    24 September 2021 15: 00
    Quote: TermNachTER
    And what do they have with the remainder of the airframe's resource, in terms of metal fatigue?
    In Khrushchev's time they lived so-so. They took care of good things, they passed from father to son, from mother to daughter. Many of them (coats, dresses) were sewn from fabric that was the same both from the face and from the inside. There were tailors who did the "rework", i.e. neatly unpick the product at the seams and sewn it again inside out on the face. In this case, the left sleeve became the right and vice versa. As a result, the scuffs on the sleeves, collar and, I apologize, below the back, disappeared - once, at the same time, the thing was fitted to the client's figure - two, and in general, the thing looked even better than when it was new. So Fu-5 - the wings are "turned out" and swapped. In this case, the top will become the bottom, and vice versa, where "tired" will be where "will not get tired." Here you have a new glider and presentation.
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  26. 0
    28 September 2021 13: 43
    Maybe you decided to pump up your air fleet quantitatively? ... But for what? what are you planning on a large scale?

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