-The U.S. Air Force still uses the iconic jet as a cost-effective platform for several key missions. -Primarily, it serves as a unique "aggressor" trainer, simulating foreign stealth aircraft like ...

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 ...

The F-117’s elaborate stealth-enabling innovations gave it one significant drawback: it had the aerodynamics of a brick. Known internally as “Project Have Blue,” and later “Senior Trend,” the ...

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, ...