Editing Northrop F-5 (section)

===Yemen===
In March 1979, following [[Yemen Arab Republic|North Yemen]]'s defeat in the [[Yemenite War of 1979]], the [[United States]] gave [[Saudi Arabia]] the permission to transfer four Northrop F-5B trainers to North Yemen. Additionally, Saudi Arabia financed the procurement of twelve F-5E fighters.<ref name="HSOY 1 p40" /> By the end of the year, all 16 aircraft had arrived. This did not leave enough time to properly train local pilots and ground crews to operate them. Hence, the Saudis agreed with Taiwan to deploy a group of 80 Republic of China Air Force pilots and ground personnel to [[Sana'a]]. They formed the 112th Squadron of the [[Yemeni Air Force|Yemen Arab Republic Air Force]] (YARAF), which was also known as the Desert Squadron. Most of the Squadron's members were Taiwanese until 1985, by when enough Yemenis were trained on the F-5 to take over their duties. However, some Taiwanese personnel remained in the country: in 1990, no less than 700 Taiwanese served in Yemen. They were finally withdrawn in 1991, after the [[Yemeni unification]].<ref name="HSOY 1 p41">{{harvnb|Cooper|2017|p=41}}</ref>

North Yemeni F-5Es have seen combat during the [[Yemeni Civil War (1994)|1994 civil war]]. On 6 May, two [[South Yemen]]i [[MiG-21]]s were claimed shot down by Major Nabi Ali Ahmad, using AIM-9 missiles. According to South Yemeni sources, only one MiG-21bis was shot down in an air combat, and its pilot killed. Reportedly, the North Yemenis subsequently deployed their Tiger IIs for air-to-air combat only.<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|2017|page=47}}</ref> On 15 May, two helicopters (probably [[Mil Mi-8]]s) were shot down, one of them supposedly by Major Nabi Ali Ahmad.<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|2017|page=48}}</ref> On 28 May, an F-5E was shot down by [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft fire]].<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|2017|page=49}}</ref> On 20 June, a South Yemeni MiG-21 was shot down over [[Al Anad Air Base]] in an air combat with two F-5Es, and its pilot was killed.<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|2017|page=51}}</ref> Lastly, on 29 June, an encounter between two YARAF F-5Es and a single South Yemeni [[MiG-29]] was reported. However, neither side opened fire.<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|2017|pages=52–53}}</ref>

Following the North's victory in the civil war, the F-5 fleet was integrated into the unified Yemeni Air Force. However, the number of F-5s in service declined over the years. In 2003, there were negotiations with Singapore for the overhaul and upgrade of the remaining aircraft. However, nothing came out of it.<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|2018|page=14}}</ref> Around 2010, only six aircraft were operational, partly thanks to US aid packages.<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|2018|pages=14,29}}</ref> In the night of 29–30 March 2015, at least one F-5B and one F-5E were destroyed on the ground at [[Sanaa International Airport]] by [[Royal Saudi Air Force]] bombardments, in the first days of the [[Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen|Saudi-led intervention]].<ref>{{harvnb|Cooper|2018|page=43}}</ref>