License production of F-20 in Yugoslavia

[PsihoKekec]

During the 80's Yugoslavia decided that it needs to replace it's fleet of MiG-21 fighters and it needs to be domestically manufactured plane. According to some sources from exYu there were negotiations with State Department and everything was finalised for full F-20 license, but then Yugoslavian leadership change it's mind and went chasing the Novi Avion dream (smol Rafale).

Since I couldn't find anything about this deal in American sources, I reckon the negotiations were probably only in preliminary stage, but let us presume that Yugoslavia does not get the NA bug and after doing Northop dirty, government and Congress are willing to let them salvage at least something out of this fiasco.

Optimistically, the aircraft would enter production in 1987-88 with perhaps 20-30 made before the war in Yugoslavia would stop the production. It would have no significant influence on the wars, but it might mean there would still be some flying examples of F-20 today.

 

[ATP]

During the 80's Yugoslavia decided that it needs to replace it's fleet of MiG-21 fighters and it needs to be domestically manufactured plane. According to some sources from exYu there were negotiations with State Department and everything was finalised for full F-20 license, but then Yugoslavian leadership change it's mind and went chasing the Novi Avion dream (smol Rafale).

Since I couldn't find anything about this deal in American sources, I reckon the negotiations were probably only in preliminary stage, but let us presume that Yugoslavia does not get the NA bug and after doing Northop dirty, government and Congress are willing to let them salvage at least something out of this fiasco.

Optimistically, the aircraft would enter production in 1987-88 with perhaps 20-30 made before the war in Yugoslavia would stop the production. It would have no significant influence on the wars, but it might mean there would still be some flying examples of F-20 today.

And Serbia could made more later.
Countries like Poland,Hungary and other could choose them.Not mention states in Asia and Africa.
In case of Poland,we could even start producing it !

 

[PsihoKekec]

Serbia wouldn't be able to make them after the break up of Yugoslavia, the aircraft factory was in Mostar, there is no way they can hold on to it. Even if they manage to strip the factory down to the bare walls and bring the tooling to Serbia, reestablishing Ikarus, they would still not be able to finish the planes without components from Slovenia and Croatia, for which they did not have a substitute in Serbia.

Also Poland could not produce them because Yugoslavia/Serbia had no rights to the further sale of the license. But if they wanted to poke USA a bit, perhaps they could make a deal with Serbia, where post 1992, Poland would produce the components that Serbs couldn't.

 

[ATP]

Serbia wouldn't be able to make them after the break up of Yugoslavia, the aircraft factory was in Mostar, there is no way they can hold on to it. Even if they manage to strip the factory down to the bare walls and bring the tooling to Serbia, reestablishing Ikarus, they would still not be able to finish the planes without components from Slovenia and Croatia, for which they did not have a substitute in Serbia.

Also Poland could not produce them because Yugoslavia/Serbia had no rights to the further sale of the license. But if they wanted to poke USA a bit, perhaps they could make a deal with Serbia, where post 1992, Poland would produce the components that Serbs couldn't.

Pity.But,it could save more of our factories.And we would have now 100 or more of those fighters.Good enough for soviets.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

During the 80's Yugoslavia decided that it needs to replace it's fleet of MiG-21 fighters and it needs to be domestically manufactured plane. According to some sources from exYu there were negotiations with State Department and everything was finalised for full F-20 license, but then Yugoslavian leadership change it's mind and went chasing the Novi Avion dream (smol Rafale).

Since I couldn't find anything about this deal in American sources, I reckon the negotiations were probably only in preliminary stage, but let us presume that Yugoslavia does not get the NA bug and after doing Northop dirty, government and Congress are willing to let them salvage at least something out of this fiasco.

Optimistically, the aircraft would enter production in 1987-88 with perhaps 20-30 made before the war in Yugoslavia would stop the production. It would have no significant influence on the wars, but it might mean there would still be some flying examples of F-20 today.

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