Forget Retirement: The F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter Is Flying ‘Missions’ And Maybe Indefinitely

Forget Retirement: The F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter Is Flying ‘Missions’ And Maybe Indefinitely

Summary and Key Points: The F-117 Nighthawk, the world’s first operational stealth aircraft, entered U.S. Air Force service in 1983 and was officially retired in 2008—but it never truly went away. -A portion of the fleet remains airworthy at Tonopah, flying selective missions for research, sensor testing, and high-end training. -In exercises like Red Flag, […] The post Forget Retirement: The F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter Is Flying ‘Missions’ A…