U.S. Navy Receives First Former Swiss F-5 For Adversary Fleet

Brian Everstine April 04, 2024

A former Swiss Air Force F-5 arrives at Cecil Field in Florida on March 21.

Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy in March received the first of 22 former Swiss Air Force Northrop F-5s that will be converted to adversary aircraft for Navy and Marine Corps training. The first aircraft arrived at Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Florida, aboard a USMC C-130J on March 21 as part of the Avionics...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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