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 ...

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 ...

Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is one of the most visually distinct and historically significant aircraft in U.S. military history. Developed in secrecy during the Cold War, 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 ...

The angular surfaces of the iconic US F-117 Nighthawk stealth attack aircraft influenced the design of this novel vacation retreat in the Netherlands. Named Stay Under the Radar, it's located on a ...

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 ...

The use of commercial technologies for upgrades to Pratt & Whitney‘s [RTX] F117 engine for the U.S. Air Force C-17 airlifter by Boeing obviates the need for a re-engining of the 222 C-17s in the ...

Nestled below the Santa Rosa Mountains, east of the Palm Springs International Airport, is the Palm Springs Air Museum. From kids to grandparents, this family attraction has something that everyone in ...

Join STEM in 30 host Marty as he visits the National Museum of the United States Air Force to take a closer look at the F-117 Nighthawk and learn more about Stealth. This video was a part a full ...