Why keep a retired stealth jet alive nearly three decades after its public debut? Because the hardest target to train against is still a real low-observable aircraft, and the F-117 Nighthawk remains ...

The U.S. Air Force officially retired the F-117 Nighthawk stealth attack aircraft in 2008, yet the angular, radar-evading jets keep appearing in the skies over Nevada. Far from a bureaucratic ...

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 ...

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 Air Force officially retired the F-117 almost 20 years ago. 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 ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Would the F-117 still be useful today? The answer is that against most mid-range threats like Iran, absolutely. But against higher-end threats like Russia... Here’s ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - If you’ve been to the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum, you know the work that goes into preserving pieces of the country’s history that flew amongst the stars. This ...

This image of an F-117 is found on page 37 of the issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology, dated Dec. 30, 1991 - our annual photography issue. Stealth technology, as embedded in the Lockheed Martin ...

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 ...

A U.S. pilot on a bombing mission over Iraq in 1991 needs to descend to 10,000 feet in order to drop his payload with precision. Fortunately, his plane is the unique F-117 Nighthawk - virtually ...