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?

While the F-117 Nighthawk was used in 2001 in Afghanistan ... these F-117s are taking part in exercises designed to train pilots to detect and intercept enemy stealth aircraft.

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 ...

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 ...

Considering its long and secretive history, we shouldn't be terribly surprised by any news on the US Air Force's F-117 Nighthawk ... be flown with or without a pilot in the cockpit) will be.