The F-117 Nighthawk was a revolutionary aircraft, defying traditional aerodynamics with its angular, radar-deflecting design. Developed in secrecy by Lockheed’s Skunk Works, it was the world’s first ...

After years in use, the F-117 was retired to make way for a new generation of stealth aircraft. So why is the legendary stealth jet still in flight?

The F-117 has no afterburners to give it extra thrust, as this would defeat the purpose of nondetection. [Courtesy: Patrick Chovanec] Instead of slinging weapons and bombs outside the fuselage ...

F-117, A-10, F-35A. Warhead: AGM-154A/145 BLU-97 combined-effects bomblets; AGM-154A-1, 500-pound BLU-111 warhead; AGM-154B, six P3I BLU-108 sensor-fuzed-weapon submunitions; AGM-154C, Broach ...