The F-20 Tigershark was a low-cost fighter meant for export, but it failed due to the U.S. eventually making the F-16 and F/A-18 available to other nations.

What You Need to Know: The Northrop F-20 Tigershark is celebrated as the "greatest fighter never built." Originating from the F-5E Tiger II, the F-20 offered cutting-edge avionics, a GE F404 ...

The F-20 was soon deemed competitive with contemporary fighter designs such as the General Dynamics F-16/79 (a modified export-oriented version of the F-16A/B designed for use with the outdated ...

What You Need to Know: The Northrop F-20 Tigershark is celebrated as the “greatest fighter never built.” Originating from the F-5E Tiger II, the F-20 offered cutting-edge avionics, a GE F404 ...