Dissimilar air combat training was introduced as a formal part of US air combat training after disappointing aerial combat exchange rates in the Vietnam War.
A US Navy Douglas TA-4F Skyhawk and a Grumman F-14 Tomcat, both belonging to VFC-13, engage in dissimilar air combat training
Northrop F-20 Tigershark
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The Northrop F-20 Tigershark is a prototype light fighter, designed and built by Northrop. Its development began in 1975 as a further evolution of Northrop's F-5E Tiger II, featuring a new engine that
F-20 prototype 82-0062
A mock-up of the prototype cockpit with two multi-function displays and HUD
An F-20 launching an AGM-65 Maverick missile
The first F-20 in Northrop colors.