Kenya Defence Forces air force department has continued to use the Northrop F-5 Tiger II Jet, a highly capable and reliable aircraft.
Powered by two General Electric J85-GE-21B turbojet engines, F-5E/F Tiger II is an advanced avionics fighter aircraft that ranks highly in the defence industry.
Designed to offer optimized versatility the Kenya Air Force F-5E/F Tiger II is an air superiority fighter aircraft during air-to ground operations.
The F-5E/F Tiger II is also superior during air-to-air operations since it’s design accommodates powerful J85 engine and more fuel.
The F-5E/F Tiger II is one of the most versatile and superior aircraft ever made. The plane is enlarged to enhance wing area and increase aircraft manoeuvrability.
These aspects of design make the Kenyan Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II a supersonic fighter aircraft that is highly capable, superior, and versatile.
The Aircraft has an automatic flight control systems, and an electronic display besides auxiliary equipment that makes it
easy to pilot and use for military assault operations like in Somalia.
The Kenyan fighter jet is designed with two 20mm single barrel automatic cannon, the pontiac M39A2 cannons which has a firing rate of 1500rpm, on both sides of its nose.
The Kenyan air force jet is armed with Four AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and two AGM-65 Mavericks air-to-surface missiles.
It also has mounted rockets on its hard-points besides being armed with unguided iron bombs.
The avionics are INS, TACN system, global positioning system (GPS), ECM, and the HOTAS system.
The fighter jet Kenya uses has the Emerson AN/APQ-159 radar and has an air-to-air fire control radar system. It also has a gun-sight system.
The manoeuvrability of the aircraft is high since it climbs at a speed of 175 meters per second and has a maximum speed of 1700 kilometres per hour.
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