Northrop to build F-5 parts

Northrop to build F-5 parts

WASHINGTON (Reuter): The U.S. air force announced that it has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a US$173 million contract for replacement structural parts for RF/F-5 fighter planes sold to 25 countries.

It said parts for the plane built especially for sales around the world including wings, tails, fuselage bulkheads and cockpit parts.

It said the parts are for planes sold to Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Greece, Honduras, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Venezuela and Yemen.