Even as the F-117 Nighthawk is officially retired, it continues to serve various purposes with the US Air Force.

The F-117s are no longer as cutting-edge as they once were, but they can still be effective in a pinch. And America is in quite a pinch today.

The U.S. Air Force planned in 2024 to certify the F-117A Nighthawk to be able to refuel from the KC-46A Pegasus, the service’s newest tanker. Two F-117 ...

Major Bryan Knight was finishing his act during the Chesapeake Air Show near Baltimore in September of 1997 when suddenly his aircraft broke apart. The skilled pilot quickly tried to point his F-117 ...

After the A-12’s cancellation, the Navy considered a carrier-ready F-117N “Seahawk”—a navalized F-117A Nighthawk with stronger gear, more wing, internal weapons, and maritime sensors. -As an organic, ...

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When the U.S. Air Force chose Boeing over Lockheed Martin in its next-generation stealth fighter program, some people were ...

Three Russian MiG-31 jets violated Estonian airspace on Friday morning, flying there for 12 minutes. Recent incursions by Russia in NATO airspace are sparking rising tensions. After Russian MiG-31 ...

The United States has begun a trilateral air force war game with Japan and Australia, using F-35A stealth fighter aircraft amid growing threats from regional adversaries. Newsweek has emailed the ...

Boeing has begun building the U.S. Air Force’s next generation stealth fighter and intends to fly it for the first time in 2028, Gen. David Allvin, the Air Force chief of staff, said Monday. Allvin’s ...