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The US Air Force Can—and Should—Return the F-117A Nighthawk to Combat
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.
Lockheed has heavily invested in stealth aircraft since the 1970s, when the company's mysterious "Skunk Works" group developed the first operational stealth aircraft, the F-117 Nighthawk, created to ...
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Why Is a ‘Retired’ Stealth Fighter Practicing Aerial Refueling?
Even as the F-117 Nighthawk is officially retired, it continues to serve various purposes with the US Air Force.
A major social and economic value point from the scale of the F-35 program is the skills growth for American workers and the partner nations participating in the supply chain. Expanding the skilled ...
From iconic passenger jets to stealth fighters, Boeing and Lockheed have shaped the skies. But their paths diverged long ago, ...
An F-117 Nighthawk flies over the Nevada desert. The unique design of the single-seat F-117 provides exceptional combat capabilities. The fighter can employ a variety of weapons and is equipped with ...
Caption title: The Lockheed F-117 stealth fighter story. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full=3100001~!956649 ...
Caption title: The Lockheed F-117 stealth fighter story. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full=3100001~!956650 ...
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