AMX International AMX vs Northrop F-5

Italian Air Force (historical) Brazilian Air Force^[source]

United States Navy Republic of China Air Force (historical) Republic of Korea Air Force Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force^[source]

230^[source]

A/B/C/D: 1,204 E/F: 1,399^[source]

1986–1999^[source]

1959–1987^[source]

1989^[source]

1964^[source]

15 May 1984^[source]

F-5A: 30 July 1959 F-5E: 11 August 1972^[source]

2024 (Italy)^[source]

3,555 L (939 US gal; 782 imp gal) / 2,700 kg (5,952 lb) internal^[source]

Internal fuel: 677 US gal (564 imp gal; 2,560 L) External fuel: up to 3x 275 US gal (229 imp gal; 1,040 L) drop-tanks^[source]

512 kg/m 2 (105 lb/sq ft)^[source]

133 lb/sq ft (650 kg/m 2 ) maximum^[source]

0.47^[source]

0.4 for take-off thrust at maximum take-off weight^[source]

rocket pods^[source]

2× LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each with 19× /7× Hydra 70 mm rockets, respectively); or 2× LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19× CRV7 70 mm rockets); or 2× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets); or 2× Matra rocket pods (each with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets)^[source]

2× AIM-9 Sidewinders or MAA-1 Piranha or A-Darter , carried on wingtip rails^[source]

2× AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile on wingtips (initial F-5E Tiger II loadout) 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or 4× AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile (F-5S and modernized F-5E) 4× AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles (on upgraded F-5 after 1995) R-60 , R-27 , R-73 and other Russian/Chinese AAMs (Iranian ver.)^[source]

3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs^[source]

A variety of air-to-ground ordnance such as the Mark 80 series of unguided bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs), CBU-24 /49/52/58 cluster bomb munitions, napalm bomb canisters and M129 Leaflet bomb, and laser-guided bombs of Paveway family.^[source]

1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon (Italian aircraft) 2× 30 mm (1.181 in) Bernardini Mk-164 cannon (Brazilian aircraft)^[source]

2× 20 mm (0.787 in) M39A2 Revolver cannon in the nose, 280 rounds/gun^[source]

Bombs: 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs^[source]

7 total (only pylon stations 3, 4 and 5 are wet-plumbed): 2× wing-tip AAM launch rails, 4× under-wing & 1× under-fuselage pylon stations with a capacity of 7,000 pounds (3,200 kg ), with provisions to carry combinations of:^[source]

Northrop T-38 Talon^[source]

Canadair CF-5 Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration^[source]

Northrop YF-17 Northrop F-20 Tigershark HESA Azarakhsh HESA Saeqeh HESA Kowsar^[source]

677 US gal (564 imp gal; 2,560 L)^[source]

3.86^[source]

NACA 65A004.8^[source]

up to 3x 275 US gal (229 imp gal; 1,040 L) drop-tanks^[source]

10.0^[source]

C D 0.0200^[source]

3.4 sq ft (0.32 m 2 )^[source]

Mach 0.98 (1,050 km/h; 650 mph) at 36,000 ft (11,000 m)^[source]

Mach 0.8 (850 km/h; 530 mph) at 36,000 ft (11,000 m)^[source]

124 kn (143 mph, 230 km/h) 50% internal fuel, flaps and wheels extended^[source]

710 kn (820 mph, 1,310 km/h) IAS^[source]

120 nmi (140 mi; 220 km) with 2x Sidewinders + 5,200 lb (2,400 kg) ordnance, with 5 minutes combat at max power at sea level^[source]

1,385 nmi (1,594 mi; 2,565 km) drop tanks retained^[source]

41,000 ft (12,000 m)^[source]

10:1^[source]

2,000 ft (610 m) with two Sidewinders at 15,745 lb (7,142 kg)^[source]

2,900 ft (884 m) with two Sidewinders at 15,745 lb (7,142 kg)^[source]

3,701 ft (1,128 m) without brake-chute^[source]

up to 3× 150 / 275 US gallons (570 / 1,040 L; 125 / 229 imp gal) Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time. 1× GPU-5/A 30mm cannon pods on the centreline station (fitted only on Thai F-5s)^[source]