28 November 2023
by Akhil Kadidal
Taiwan is preparing to retire its Northrop F-5E/F fleet from operational service before the end of 2023. (Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)
Taiwan’s Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) is preparing to withdraw its ageing Northrop F-5 E/F Tiger II fleet from operational service by the end of 2023 and replace them with Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) T-5 Brave Eagle trainers.
In a statement on its
Youth DailyNews
newspaper on 28 November, the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defence (MND) said
,
“[The] F-5E/F fighter aircraft will soon be relieved of its training tasks. Only the RF-5E reconnaissance aircraft modified from the F-5E fighter aircraft will continue to be used.”
The newspaper added that the Brave Eagle will be used for “air-defence readiness and pilot training”.
In a press statement, the MND said the RoCAF’s force of five RF-5E surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft will remain in service until Taiwan acquires six Collins Aerospace MS-110 multispectral airborne reconnaissance system pods and four General Atomics MQ-9B unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) currently on order.
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- Source: https://www.janes.com/defence-news/taiwan-preparing-to-replace-f-5-with-brave-eagles
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