HALIFAX CLASS FRIGATES, CANADA
ANZAC CLASS FRIGATES, AUSTRALIA (HMAS Warramunga)
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SA’AR 4.5 CLASS MODERNIZED MISSILE BOAT, ISRAEL (INS “Hetz”)
LAKSAMANA CLASS CORVETTES, MALAYSIA
I was working on that image with the helicopter hangar door but suddenly these images could no longer be displayed somehow, so I have no pic for reference.
I think they should go for something like the T-50.
They don’t need just a huge number of them, and the supersonic capability is nice to have if the need were to ever arise.
With their advanced avionics, they would work well in conjunction with the E-2’s.
Of course there’s another alternative no one has mentioned…..SLEP the F-5’s and upgrade them. IAI and other companies have done wonders breathing new life into the Tiger II airframe. An upgraded F-5 would certainly be a more capable jet than the F-7, and it would have the advantage of having already been in service for a while meaning little money would have to be spent on additional training for maintainers or for pilots.
The F-5’s may be old, but giving them an airframe life extension and a nice little upgrade would do the Mexicans just fine. There are also some T-33 upgrades available out there that they could look into.
Perhaps something like the Javalin advanced jet trainer / light attack jet would do nicely.
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