How come a jet that is “retired” in 2008 continues to appear on the most challenging job in the training world? The F-117 Nighthawk is in a weird, long-lived micro-niche: it is an object of historical ...

Nothing says “retired” like a matte-black jet still doing laps over Nevada. The F-117A Nighthawk retired from front-line ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: In order to be classified as a “fighter” aircraft and carry that F prefix, a plane usually needs to be designed specifically to be capable... Here’s What You Need to ...

"Co-published by Narwhal Press Inc. & Coastal Publishing Inc."--Jacket. "The exclusive story of a remarkable rescue that occurred during the Allied air campaign against Yugoslavia. On the fourth night ...

A single-seat, radar-evading bomber, the Nighthawk debuted in combat in Panama but made its name in the Persian Gulf War, where its pioneering radar-evading design allowed it to strike heavily ...

The B-2 was a generational leap in strategic stealth bombing capabilities and is not be superseded until 2027 when the B-21 ...

MIDDLE RIVER, Maryland (CNN) -- An incorrectly installed part caused the crash of an F-117 stealth fighter at an air show near Baltimore on September 14, the Air Force said Friday. The F-117's wing ...

It was the basis for a groundbreaking story about Russian stealth and counterstealth technology that ran in the October 8, 2001, issue. AW&ST discussed the development of anti-stealth radars: the ...

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After 25 years of operation, the US Air Force officially retired this pioneering fighter jet, but plans to keep using it until at least 2034.