The enduring mission of the world's first operational stealth fighter.

The world's first stealth fighter serves on in 2026.

Summary and Key Points: Despite being officially retired in 2007, the U.S. Air Force continues to fly a fleet of around 45 F-117 Nighthawks, extending their operations until at least 2034. -The F-117s ...

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 U.S. Air Force plans to complete the certification of the F-117s with the KC-46 by the end of this month. The KC-46 has already been certified to refuel almost all receivers, with a few still to ...

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 ...