Lockheed's Skunk Works started its development of the F-117 Nighthawk in 1977 after the U.S. Air Force requested an undetectable fighter jet capable of wiping out high-value targets. The Air Force ...

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?

Born out of the U.S. Air Force's request for a radar-defying bomber, the F-117 Nighthawk is one of the most prolific fighter jets ever to hit the skies. Known in its heyday as a nearly invisible ...

The F-117 has no afterburners to give it extra thrust ... The “Stealth Fighter” is actually an attack aircraft or light bomber, intended to be used in covert missions or evade air defenses ...

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 ...

The strike symbolized the height of the unipolar moment of the post-Cold War era – and forced potential U.S. adversaries to shore up their defenses.

Airforce Technology detailed the Aardvark’s ordnance power: “The internal bay could carry Mk 117 type (340kg) bombs and up to Mk 118 (1,400kg) was cleared. The F-111 could carry various free ...

Air Industries Group Secures Two Contracts worth $1.5 Million for Landing Gear Components for the USAF B1-B Lancer Bomber and F-16 Fighting Falcon Air Industries Group (“Air Industries”) (NYSE ...