Was The F-117 Nighthawk A Fighter Or A Bomber? Why The Jet's Designation Is So Confusing
The "F" in the F-117's name indicates that it's a fighter. But it wasn't armed for air-to-air combat. So was it a fighter? A ...
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Stealth Helicopters: Why Doesn't the U.S. Military Have This Weapon?
Stealth technology has reshaped modern air combat, but helicopters remain largely outside this trend due to challenges like ...
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Were These Advanced US Aircraft a Source of UFO Sightings?
UFOs are now known as UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) to make their serious reporting and study more palatable to the ...
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The F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter jet is being permanently retired
An curved arrow pointing right. The world's first stealth combat jet, the F-117A Nighthawk was officially retired in 2008, but remained in "flyable storage" condition. The 2017 defense budget will ...
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Russia's PAK DA Stealth Bomber will Never Be a 'B-21 Raider'
Russia's PAK DA Stealth Bomber will Never Be a 'B-21 Raider ... has led on stealth technology ever since it unveiled the F-117 Nighthawk and B-2 Spirit three decades ago. Now the U.S. flies ...
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The B-2 Bomber: Those Who Forget History Are Doomed To Reverse Engineer It
Original plans in the 1980s called for 132, but the end of the Cold War spelled the end for the stealth bomber. They get an overhaul every nine years. The Drive also speculates that this may be pa ...
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15 years after 'officially' retiring its first stealth jet, the US Air Force is looking for help to keep the F-117 flying for another decade
the Air Force decided to retire the plane as a new generation of stealth aircraft — the F-22 and F-35 fighters and the B-2 bomber — emerged. But there is still life in the old Nighthawk.
China is closing a South China Sea surveillance gap with a new radar made to spot stealth aircraft, satellite images suggest
The system, purported to have advanced counter-stealth capabilities, could challenge how US forces operate in the region.
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B-2 stealth bomber completes maintenance in record time
The B-2 stealth bomber “Spirit of Nebraska” completed maintenance in record time, the Air Force announced Monday. (Bobbie Garcia/U.S. Air Force) The B-2 stealth bomber “Spirit of Nebraska ...