In a rare sighting, two F-117 Nighthawk stealth bombers were seen refueling from a KC-46 Pegasus air tanker earlier on September 30. The two stealth bombers were heading toward Air Force ranges off ...

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 ...

Key Points and Summary - The F-117 Nighthawk was the world's first operational stealth aircraft, a revolutionary design from Lockheed's Skunk Works that changed air warfare forever. -Using a unique ...

Aviation spotter Michał Rokita captured two F-117s landing at Groom Lake, where the stealth fighters have relocated as Tonopah Test Range Airport undergoes maintenance. Over the last couple of years, ...

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 jet, ...

The F-117’s elaborate stealth-enabling innovations gave it one significant drawback: it had the aerodynamics of a brick. Known internally as “Project Have Blue,” and later “Senior Trend,” the ...

The United States Air Force's F-117 Nighthawk crawled so the F-22 Raptor could run. The Nighthawk was America's first invisible stealth jet, taking its first flight in 1981 and being fully operational ...

After repeated sightings by civilians, the US Air Force has finally acknowledged that it still operates the F-117 Nighthawk for training purposes. Despite officially being retired from active service ...