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STRATFOR
January 21, 2018
The United States, China, Russia and other countries are racing to develop hypersonic missile technology, with China and the United States on the threshold of being able to deploy hypersonic weapons. The revolutionary new missiles will be extremely hard to defend against and are prompting the world'sÃÂ ...
Foreign Policy (blog)
December 11, 2017
A US Air Force (USAF) F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter aircraft flies over Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), during the joint service experimentation process dubbed Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02). (Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II via Wikimedia Commons). Harold Brown doesn't get talked aboutÃÂ ...
Popular Mechanics
November 28, 2017
The post recounts some unusual activity recounted by eyewitnesses in Nevada, including bearded, military-age men boarding buses to nowhere, F-117A Nighthawk sightings, and F-16 fighters equipped with AN/AAS-42 infrared search and track sensor pods following the retired stealth fighters in the area.
Interesting Engineering
September 14, 2017
The Legendary F-117 Nighthawk Will Be Demilitarized. The F-117A Nighthawk Stealth fighter U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Andy Dunaway/Wikimedia Commons. In 2008 the world's first operational stealth combat jet was officially retired, though the plane was still operational in the United States, theÃÂ ...
Popular Mechanics
September 12, 2017
The F-117A Nighthawk, the world's first operational stealth combat jet, was officially retired in 2008. Although the plane is occasionally sighted in the skies over Nevada and elsewhere, the F-117A is now poised to fade away for good. The fleet of what were once the most advanced jets in the world is set toÃÂ ...
Aerotech News (blog)
April 7, 2017
Once silent, the test pilots who flew the fabled F-117A Nighthawk “stealth fighter” are now free to share their stories with the public. Several of them did so at the recent Los Angeles County Air Show at William J. Fox Field in Lancaster, Calif., March 24 and 25. The discussion panel included retired LockheedÃÂ ...
Flightglobal
April 27, 2016
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is considering a legislative provision that would allow the US Air Force to finally junk the famed Lockheed Martin F-117A Nighthawk. The aircraft was officially retired from service in April 2008, but Congress demanded that all aircraft mothballed from 30ÃÂ ...
Aviation Week (blog)
March 12, 2014
A fuzzy, low-quality photo of an airborne USAF/Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk on the May 1, 1989, cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology marked a milestone event for the magazine. It was the culmination of eyewitness reports AW&ST editors had received for several months, indisputable proof that theÃÂ ...
The National Interest Online (blog)
November 14, 2017
The Soviet Union, not understanding the gravity of his work, translated many of them into English. But aerospace engineers at Lockheed did, and extrapolated from it a correct theory on reducing the radar cross section of aircraft. The result was the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk stealth “fighter.” Since then ...
Interesting Engineering
September 14, 2017
The Legendary F-117 Nighthawk Will Be Demilitarized. The F-117A Nighthawk Stealth fighter U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Andy Dunaway/Wikimedia Commons. In 2008 the world's first operational stealth combat jet was officially retired, though the plane was still operational in the United States, the ...
Popular Mechanics
September 12, 2017
The F-117A Nighthawk, the world's first operational stealth combat jet, was officially retired in 2008. Although the plane is occasionally sighted in the skies over Nevada and elsewhere, the F-117A is now poised to fade away for good. The fleet of what were once the most advanced jets in the world is set to ...
Aerotech News (blog)
April 7, 2017
Once silent, the test pilots who flew the fabled F-117A Nighthawk “stealth fighter” are now free to share their stories with the public. Several of them did so at the recent Los Angeles County Air Show at William J. Fox Field in Lancaster, Calif., March 24 and 25. The discussion panel included retired Lockheed ...
Flightglobal
April 27, 2016
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is considering a legislative provision that would allow the US Air Force to finally junk the famed Lockheed Martin F-117A Nighthawk. The aircraft was officially retired from service in April 2008, but Congress demanded that all aircraft mothballed from 30Â ...
Popular Mechanics
December 31, 1999
The post recounts some unusual activity recounted by eyewitnesses in Nevada, including bearded, military-age men boarding buses to nowhere, F-117A Nighthawk sightings, and F-16 fighters equipped with AN/AAS-42 infrared search and track sensor pods following the retired stealth fighters in the area.
Collective Evolution
July 10, 2017
Left out of the mission, however, was the F-117A Nighthawk, better known as the stealth fighter. It had been operational since 1983, but was stillÃÂ ...
Popular Mechanics
June 13, 2017
Trading raw speed for stealth, so-called very slender vessels are designed to slice through the waves and deliver drug cargoes undetected.
The National Interest Online (blog)
May 30, 2017
The result was the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk stealth “fighter.” Since then, stealth has been an integral part of every tactical aircraft deployedÃÂ ...
Aerotech News (blog)
April 7, 2017
Once silent, the test pilots who flew the fabled F-117A Nighthawk “stealth fighter” are now free to share their stories with the public. Several ofÃÂ ...
Kotaku Australia
April 3, 2017
The other two were the Links LS series, F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter, and Virtua Pool. We didn't play for very long; only a minute or two atÃÂ ...
War on the Rocks
March 21, 2017
In the context of the original high-low mix definition, the F-117A Nighthawk could be categorized as the hallmark platform in that it trulyÃÂ ...
Department of Defense
November 3, 2016
An Air Force F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter aircraft flies over Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada in 2002. Stealth capabilities used duringÃÂ ...
Flightglobal
April 27, 2016
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is considering a legislative provision that would allow the US Air Force to finally junk the famedÃÂ ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal
October 31, 2014
The once-secret F-117A Nighthawk, the nation's first stealth combat fighter ... That's where the F-117A Nighthawk evolved during the late-1970sÃÂ ...
Aviation Week (blog)
March 12, 2014
A fuzzy, low-quality photo of an airborne USAF/Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk on the May 1, 1989, cover of Aviation Week & Space TechnologyÃÂ ...
The National Interest Online (blog)
March 27, 2017
... any neighboring state that assists the alliance. Michael Peck is a contributing writer for the National Interest. He can be found on Twitter and Facebook.
War on the Rocks
March 21, 2017
The Light from the Night(hawk). So, the logical question: Is there hope? Yes. In the context of the original high-low mix definition, the F-117A Nighthawk could be categorized as the hallmark platform in that it truly decoupled performance, complexity ...
Alamogordo Daily News
March 13, 2017
ALAMOGORDO - Otero County Commissioners are initiating a contest with students from all over Otero County to create a logo that represents the county in a more modern light.
The Aviationist (blog)
February 28, 2017
To a much greater degree than the F-117A Nighthawk defined the opening hours of the first Gulf War by penetrating Iraqi Air defenses and striking strategic targets with precision and stealth the F-35A expanded on that strike capability during this Red ...
Scout
February 12, 2017
Stealth, or the idea of reducing the ability of the enemy to detect a weapon, has been around since the first caveman sewed a pocket into his clothing and hid a rock in it.
Collective Evolution
February 6, 2017
He's been called the Father of Stealth, having overseen the development of the stealth fighter, the F-117A nighthawk. Before his death, Rich made several shocking open statements about the reality of UFOs and extraterrestrials.
CT Post
January 5, 2017
WASHINGTON - Greeting me upon arrival in the doorway to his office, US Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, dressed in an olive green flight suit, offered his hand.
Popular Mechanics
December 1, 2016
America's most mysterious government base is Nevada's Area 51. A sprawling airfield and military test facility lodged between a dry lake bed and a mountain, Area 51 was where the U-2 spy plane, SR-71 Blackbird, and the F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighterÃÂ ...
Enstarz
November 3, 2016
Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk Stealth fighter in flight over desert. This F-117A Nighthawk is flying over Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, USA.
Department of Defense
November 3, 2016
An Air Force F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter aircraft flies over Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada in 2002. Stealth capabilities used during Operation Desert Storm in 1991 were part of the Defense Department's second strategy to maintain the U.S ...
The Daily Courier
September 18, 2016
Lockheed's two demonstrators crashed well into their flight test phase, in 1977 and 1979, and with failures that were deemed repairable, the two Have Blue project aircraft were very similar to the finished product, the F-117A Nighthawk, delivered in 1982.
Collective Evolution
September 9, 2016
He's been called the Father of Stealth, having overseen the development of the stealth fighter, the F-117A nighthawk. Before his death, Rich made several shocking open statements about the reality of UFOs and extraterrestrials.
Aerotech News (blog)
July 15, 2016
A U.S. Air Force F-117A 'Nighthawk' Stealth Fighter aircraft flies over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., during the joint service experimentation process dubbed Millennium Challenge 2002.
AirForceTimes.com
July 2, 2016
Goldfein is a command pilot with more than 4,200 hours flying the C and D variants of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the stealth F-117A Nighthawk and the unmanned MQ-9 Reaper, as well as the T-37, T-38 and MC-12W. He graduated from the Air Force AcademyÃÂ ...
Rapid City Journal
May 7, 2016
Goldfein is a command pilot with more than 4,200 flying hours in the T-37 Tweet, T-38 Talon, F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, F-117A Nighthawk, MQ-9 Reaper, and MC-12W. He has flown combat missions in operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Allied Force,ÃÂ ...
Register Pajaronian
April 29, 2016
WATSONVILLE - Decades ago, high above the burning sands of Area 51 in Nevada, a prototype of what would become the United States' first stealth fighter soared over the heads of several U.S.
Defense Industry Daily
April 28, 2016
Legislation being considered by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) could see the last of the USAF's F-117A Nighthawk fleet sent to the scrap yard. Retired since 2007, a fleet of the pioneering stealth aircraft have been kept in special climateÃÂ ...
Air Force Link
April 27, 2016
Goldfein is a command pilot with more than 4,200 flying hours in the T-37 Tweet, T-38 Talon, F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, F-117A Nighthawk, MQ-9 Reaper, and MC-12W. He has flown combat missions in operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Allied Force,ÃÂ ...
Flightglobal
April 27, 2016
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is considering a legislative provision that would allow the US Air Force to finally junk the famed Lockheed Martin F-117A Nighthawk. The aircraft was officially retired from service in April 2008, but CongressÃÂ ...
AirForceTimes.com
April 26, 2016
Goldfein has more than 4,200 hours flying the C and D variants of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the stealth F-117A Nighthawk and the unmanned MQ-9 Reaper, as well as the T-37, T-38 and MC-12W.
The Northwest Florida Daily News
April 26, 2016
Page 2 of 2 - Goldfein is a command pilot with more than 4,200 flying hours in the T-37 Tweet, T-38 Talon, F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, F-117A Nighthawk, MQ-9 Reaper and MC-12W. He has flown combat missions in operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm,ÃÂ ...
Scout
March 22, 2016
U.S. and coalition forces invaded Iraq 13 years ago today, kicking off a war that would last until the end of 2011. President George W. Bush had given Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein an ultimatum to cede power and leave the country by early-morning Mar.
Aviation Report (Comunicati Stampa) (Blog)
March 22, 2016
Il 28 Febbraio 1991 si concludeva, con la liberazione del Kuwait, la prima Guerra del Golfo la cui "stella" indiscussa fu senza dubbio il velivolo "invisibile" F-117 Night Hawk. A 25 anni dalla fine della guerra ripercorriamo la storia del fantastico ...
Alamogordo Daily News
January 20, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Randahl J. Jenson, 49th Wing Public Affairs 2:58 p.m. MST January 20, 2016. Desert Storm. U.S. Air Force F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter aircraft from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing, Tonopah Test Range, Nevada, line the runway ...
Alamogordo Daily News
January 13, 2016
Holloman Air Force Base again garnered national attention when the Air Force's most technological fighter, the F-117A Nighthawk made its new home at Holloman in 1992. In April 2008, Congress chose to retire the F-117A from the Air Force's arsenal andÃÂ ...
World Socialist Web Site
January 10, 2016
To establish air superiority from the start, Tomahawk cruise missiles were launched from the fleet in the Persian Gulf, sorties were flown by F-117A Nighthawk stealth bombers armed with laser-guided smart bombs and F-4G Wild Weasel aircraft used HARMÃÂ ...
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