Yemen’s Houthis Establish Fast Jet Capability With Restored F-5

Credit: Video Still from Saba News Agency
Yemen’s Houthi movement has restored a Northrop F-5 Tiger combat aircraft to flight, giving the regime a fast jet capability for the first time since it ousted the country’s government in 2014. The aircraft, previously in the charge of the Yemeni Air Force, made a series of flypasts over a Houthi...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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