-However, persistent rumors of an air-to-air capability have a basis in fact. A retired F-117 pilot has claimed the jet could carry infrared-guided missiles and that its secondary role was to shoot ...
Although far from a true air-to-air combatant, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk was the world's first stealth fighter, and after ...
Air Force Lt. Col. Darrell Patrick ‘Dale’ Zelko had a sense of unease before setting out on his mission on March 27, 1999, which would be without the protective escort of Grumman Prowler electronic ...
The United States Air Force's Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk was retired in 2008, but it still has to go to work until at least 2034. Though it no longer sees combat, the Air Force has found a way to ...
Farewell to the Raven -- FIGMO -- PCS to Holloman -- Stealth 101 -- Bandit Number 545 -- The Black Sheep -- Promotion -- A rumor of war -- Final preparations -- Pasta express -- Aviano -- First strike ...
A single-seat, radar-evading bomber, the Nighthawk debuted in combat in Panama but made its name in the Persian Gulf War, where its pioneering radar-evading design allowed it to strike heavily ...