The F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter Has Left ‘Retirement’ in the Dust

The F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter Has Left ‘Retirement’ in the Dust

Key Points and Summary – Officially retired in 2008, the F-117 Nighthawk never really left the skies. -America’s first operational stealth “fighter” still flies from Tonopah and Groom Lake as a stealth surrogate, radar testbed, and even a stand-in for cruise missiles during air-defense drills. -Once mocked as the “Wobblin’ Goblin” and “Hopeless Diamond,” the […] The post The F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter Has Left ‘Retirement’ in the Dust appe…