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Israel Sharpens Claws of Dogfighting Tiger
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| Chile's moderinized F-5s are
still a potent defense system. |
While
Chile's F-16s will introduce a new capability in the region, the
effectiveness of a combat aircraft is measured as the combination
of platform, weapons and systems.
Recent air combat training in Chile and the United States showed
that Chile's modernized F-5 Tiger IIIs, equipped with the latest
systems and weapons including the Elta EL/M-2032 radar, helmet-mounted
sight, and Rafael Python 4 missiles, could win dogfights against
superior fighters.
Further improvements for the F-5s are already underway, including
more advanced avionics, color displays, airborne data-links and
new generation computers. Many of the Israeli systems can be seen
here in Hall A, Booth 27.
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