After years in use, the F-117 was retired to make way for a new generation of stealth aircraft. So why is the legendary stealth jet still in flight?

The U.S. military's F-117 Nighthawk was an incredible stealth fighter for its time, which as a result, means it was not the ...

I’ve come here to the remote Nevada desert to fly one of the most iconic top secret aircraft of all time: the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter. The story of the F-117 begins in 1964, when Soviet ...

The F-117 Nighthawk is one of the most iconic fighters in military aviation, known for its stealth capabilities and ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The world's first stealth combat jet, the F-117A Nighthawk was officially retired in 2008, but remained in "flyable storage" condition. The 2017 defense budget will ...

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