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

For several decades, the F-117 offered the United States military a unique ability to slip through enemy air defenses and takeout high value targets with its precision guided bombs. However, the ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The original F-117’s iconic faceted airframe was limited in performance because it was a product of first-generation stealth technology. Despite being called the ...

One F-117 Nighthawk is taking part in an Air Dominance Center exercise at Savannah. Sentry Savannah is the Air National Guard’s largest fourth and fifth generation counter-air, large-force exercise, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Air Force revived approximately 45 F-117 Nighthawk stealth aircraft after their 2008 retirement. The U.S. Air Force ...

The F-117 Nighthawk has been spotted over the Nevada desert occasionally in recent years, raising questions why a "retired" plane has made its way onto a flightline. Technically categorized as ...

Why is the F-117 Nighthawk, America's first true "stealth" aircraft, still prowling the skies years after its retirement in 2008? Since the F-117 officially stopped flying, the famous triangular black ...