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The F-117’s second life: How America’s first stealth jet still shapes modern war

The F-117 Nighthawk isn’t “coming back” in the Hollywood sense—no squadrons are redeploying to kick down modern air defe ...
The Aviationist

The Breakthrough Performance of Stealth and the F-117

Although the F-117 Nighthawk first saw action during operations over Panama, the aircraft impressively demonstrated its capabilities during the initial air campaign over Baghdad, Iraq. Making ...
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Aircraft That Forced Changes in U.S. Military Strategy

Throughout U.S. military history, a small number of aircraft have done something more disruptive than outperform their ...
The National Interest

The F-117 Stealth Fighter Made an Unofficial ‘Stealth’ Comeback

Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is one of the most visually distinct and historically significant aircraft in U.S. military history. Developed in secrecy during the Cold War, the ...
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This Is How Powerful The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Was

The Skunk Works division of Lockheed delivered the world's first stealth warplane in 1981, but its existence wouldn’t be made public knowledge until several years after it began service. The F-117 ...
The National Interest

F-117 Nighthawk

The F-117s are no longer as cutting-edge as they once were, but they can still be effective in a pinch. And America is in quite a pinch today. Even with the computers allowing it to fly, the aircraft ...
KRQE Blogs

F-117 Nighthawk very active for ‘retired’ fighter, observers say

MYSTERY WIRE — The skies of Nevada have spawned some of the most advanced, and most lethal aircraft ever built, including the F-117 Nighthawk, better known as the Stealth fighter. Officially, the ...