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Austria is in market for Swiss Air Force's F-5 Tiger

Bern, Switzerland - The two governments would be negotiating the transfer of a not well clear number of these fighters

A number of Swiss Air Force's F-5 Tiger II light fighters could be sold or simply transfered in leasing to Austrian Air Force. The Swiss national requirement appears today less relevant toward this airplane, as newer F/A-18 Hornets are in service as well. By 2010 all Tigers will have to be replaced by new production aircraft (the purchase of the first parcel of F-5 goes back to 1976). Austria instead...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 58653
Rome, Italy, 02/18/2004 17:39
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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