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The Federal Armasuisse Office has sold the retired F-5 Tiger fighter jets to the US Armed Forces in 2020, it announced on Monday. Emmen was transported aboard a United States Marine Corps Lockheed KC-130J.
A large number of the F-5 Tigers purchased in the 1970s and 1980s have already been sold. A few years ago, the US Navy purchased 44 F-5 Tigers from Switzerland, which were originally used by the Air Force for space protection.
The Swiss Army still has 25 F-5 Tigers in its inventory, of which 18 are currently in service. According to Armasuisse, they relieve the burden on the F/A-18 Hornet fleet and are used for target display, training purposes, as a tow aircraft and for test flights.
About half of the F-5 Tigers are used by the Patrouille Suisse aerobatic team for flight demonstrations. However, the Ministry of Defense (VBS) has already stated that it will end F-5 operations by the end of 2027. It is not yet clear what future air shows will look like.
(SDA)
Source:Blick
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