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?

The U.S. military's F-117 Nighthawk was an incredible stealth fighter for its time, which as a result, means it was not the fastest fighter in the U.S. arsenal.

Meanwhile, Iraqi anti-aircraft guns fire blindly into the night sky—a scene I remember watching unfold live on TV as I sat in my college dorm room. Combat losses for the F-117 that first night ...

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 ...