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Mexico Moves to Replace Aging F-5s as US Tensions Cloud F-16 Bid
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Mexico Moves to Replace Aging F-5s as US Tensions Cloud F-16 Bid
The Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, FAM) has formally launched a program to acquire 12 new combat aircraft by 2028, replacing its Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II light fighters, the service’s only supersonic interceptors, after more than four decades of operation. FAM commander General Román Carmona Landa confirmed the program on April 25, 2026, at the Tulum Air Show, telling Janes that the F-5 “represents Mexico’s greatest capability, but it…
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