Northrop’s design methodology with the F-20 Tigershark—build a great fighter jet first and worry about sales later—was a ...

Key Points and Summary - Northrop's F-20 Tigershark was a private-venture fighter in the 1980s designed to be a highly capable, affordable, and easy-to-maintain jet for U.S. allies. -An evolution of ...

Much of the F-20’s development was carried out under a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) project called “FX.” The F-20 Tigershark (initially F-5G) was a privately financed light fighter, designed and ...

Although it was capable, the F-20 was built to be a second-tier fighter—and no one wanted a second-tier fighter when first-tier ones were available. The F-20, despite having many things going for it, ...

Let us say, just for the hell of it, there was this old boy who was not brain damaged so much as he was impetuous and romantic, the sort of fellow who, but for the grace of poor vision and ten thumbs, ...

When a NATO-affiliated military wants something, it gets it, right? With hundreds of billions in taxpayer funds to sift through across 31 member states, you may find it interesting that even NATO ...