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Was The F-117 Nighthawk A Fighter Or A Bomber? Why The Jet's Designation Is So Confusing
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 ...
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Reenacting Bombing Missions in an F-117 Nighthawk
I’ve come here to the remote Nevada desert to fly one of the most iconic top secret aircraft of all time: the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter. The story of the F-117 begins in 1964, when Soviet ...
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F-117 Nighthawk Top Speed: How Fast Is The Stealth Fighter?
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 ...
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The first stealth aircraft was created with a radical approach
This eventually became the F-117 and then led to a series of aircraft including the modern Joint Strike Fighter, which is a stealth aircraft. Now stealth technology has gone off in different ...
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The F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter jet is being permanently retired
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 ...