Featured in F-117BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareMarine F-35s Fight F-117 Aggressors, Train For Very Long-Range Combat In Huge West Coast ExerciseWinter Fury ’22 is a major example of the Marines pivoting toward preparing for a peer-state conflict over great distances. BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 24, 2022ShareF-35 And F-117 Spotted Flying With Mysterious Mirror-Like SkinThe Air Force’s F-117 and the Navy’s F-35C join the F-22 and the Model 401 as aircraft that have donned the mysterious metallic-looking coating. BYTyler RogowayJan 24, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2021ShareThe F-117 Tested A Mirror-Like Skin Decades Before The F-22 DidWe have more on the ‘mirrored’ F-22 Raptor mystery that includes a historical connection and an official Air Force statement. BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 28, 2021ShareCelebrate The F-117’s Extended Service With This Tonopah Canyons Active Retirement Community T-ShirtTonopah Canyons: A safe and secure community for the granddaddy of stealth to live out its still remarkably active golden years. BYTyler RogowayNov 28, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 23, 2021ShareStealthy F-117 Nighthawks Have Been Masquerading As Cruise MissilesThe “retired” F-117s are ideal surrogates for cruise missiles, which have small target signatures and threaten the U.S. and its interests abroad. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 23, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 16, 2021ShareBehold F-117s On Their Historic Deployment To Fresno In These Stunning ShotsThe officially retired F-117s are flying out of Fresno for training with resident F-15s and the Air Force is finally opening up about their mission. BYTyler RogowaySep 16, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 14, 2021ShareF-117s Make Surprise Appearance At Fresno Airport To Train Against Local F-15sThe officially retired F-117s continue to expand their adversary support mission, now making an unprecedented house call to the 144th Fighter Wing. BYTyler RogowaySep 14, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2021ShareChallenge Coin For The Secretive Unit That Still Flies The F-117 Nighthawk EmergesWhile the “Dark Knights” appear to operate the remaining flyable F-117s, very little else is known about the shadowy unit. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 21, 2021ShareF-117 Aggressors Photographed Low Over The Nevada Desert During Red Flag War GamesThe officially retired F-117 Nighthawks are busier than ever playing the role of stealthy bad guys. BYTyler RogowayJul 21, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2021ShareWhy The F-117 Made Its First Flight In Pastel Camouflage 40 Years Ago TodayThe stealth attack jet may be known for its black attire, but the aircraft has flown in a number of schemes over the last four decades. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2021ShareF-117s Cleared To Refuel From All KC-135s As “Retired” Stealth Jets Expand OperationsThe F-117 has been cleared to refuel from the entire KC-135 force again 13 years since its “retirement” and 38 years since its first flight. BYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyDec 22, 2020Share10 Fictional ‘Black Jet’ Toys, Models, And Video Games From The 1980s To TodayAll I want for Christmas is an F-19 stealth super fighter. BYBrett TingleyDec 22, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2020ShareYes, Serbian Air Defenses Did Hit Another F-117 During Operation Allied Force In 1999New details regarding the incident confirm long-standing rumors of an F-117 being damaged by a surface-to-air missile over Serbia. BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareF-117 Nighthawks Now Appear To Be Flying As Adversaries In Red Flag Aerial War GamesThe F-117 force’s presence over the southwestern U.S. has greatly expanded in recent years. Now it appears to have taken on a formal aggressor role. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareArea 51 Has A Huge New Hangar Facility That Points To A Drone Swarm FutureThe Air Force is accelerating its advanced combat drone development efforts and the facility’s unique attributes seem perfect for supporting them. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareHow This F-117 Ended Up Nesting With An F-15 Alert Jet At Portland Air Guard BaseWe looked into the story behind how an F-117 ended up shoulder-to-shoulder with an F-15 in the NORAD alert facility at Portland International Airport. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share12
BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareMarine F-35s Fight F-117 Aggressors, Train For Very Long-Range Combat In Huge West Coast ExerciseWinter Fury ’22 is a major example of the Marines pivoting toward preparing for a peer-state conflict over great distances. BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 24, 2022ShareF-35 And F-117 Spotted Flying With Mysterious Mirror-Like SkinThe Air Force’s F-117 and the Navy’s F-35C join the F-22 and the Model 401 as aircraft that have donned the mysterious metallic-looking coating. BYTyler RogowayJan 24, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2021ShareThe F-117 Tested A Mirror-Like Skin Decades Before The F-22 DidWe have more on the ‘mirrored’ F-22 Raptor mystery that includes a historical connection and an official Air Force statement. BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 28, 2021ShareCelebrate The F-117’s Extended Service With This Tonopah Canyons Active Retirement Community T-ShirtTonopah Canyons: A safe and secure community for the granddaddy of stealth to live out its still remarkably active golden years. BYTyler RogowayNov 28, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 23, 2021ShareStealthy F-117 Nighthawks Have Been Masquerading As Cruise MissilesThe “retired” F-117s are ideal surrogates for cruise missiles, which have small target signatures and threaten the U.S. and its interests abroad. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 23, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 16, 2021ShareBehold F-117s On Their Historic Deployment To Fresno In These Stunning ShotsThe officially retired F-117s are flying out of Fresno for training with resident F-15s and the Air Force is finally opening up about their mission. BYTyler RogowaySep 16, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 14, 2021ShareF-117s Make Surprise Appearance At Fresno Airport To Train Against Local F-15sThe officially retired F-117s continue to expand their adversary support mission, now making an unprecedented house call to the 144th Fighter Wing. BYTyler RogowaySep 14, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2021ShareChallenge Coin For The Secretive Unit That Still Flies The F-117 Nighthawk EmergesWhile the “Dark Knights” appear to operate the remaining flyable F-117s, very little else is known about the shadowy unit. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 21, 2021ShareF-117 Aggressors Photographed Low Over The Nevada Desert During Red Flag War GamesThe officially retired F-117 Nighthawks are busier than ever playing the role of stealthy bad guys. BYTyler RogowayJul 21, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2021ShareWhy The F-117 Made Its First Flight In Pastel Camouflage 40 Years Ago TodayThe stealth attack jet may be known for its black attire, but the aircraft has flown in a number of schemes over the last four decades. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2021ShareF-117s Cleared To Refuel From All KC-135s As “Retired” Stealth Jets Expand OperationsThe F-117 has been cleared to refuel from the entire KC-135 force again 13 years since its “retirement” and 38 years since its first flight. BYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyDec 22, 2020Share10 Fictional ‘Black Jet’ Toys, Models, And Video Games From The 1980s To TodayAll I want for Christmas is an F-19 stealth super fighter. BYBrett TingleyDec 22, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2020ShareYes, Serbian Air Defenses Did Hit Another F-117 During Operation Allied Force In 1999New details regarding the incident confirm long-standing rumors of an F-117 being damaged by a surface-to-air missile over Serbia. BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareF-117 Nighthawks Now Appear To Be Flying As Adversaries In Red Flag Aerial War GamesThe F-117 force’s presence over the southwestern U.S. has greatly expanded in recent years. Now it appears to have taken on a formal aggressor role. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareArea 51 Has A Huge New Hangar Facility That Points To A Drone Swarm FutureThe Air Force is accelerating its advanced combat drone development efforts and the facility’s unique attributes seem perfect for supporting them. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareHow This F-117 Ended Up Nesting With An F-15 Alert Jet At Portland Air Guard BaseWe looked into the story behind how an F-117 ended up shoulder-to-shoulder with an F-15 in the NORAD alert facility at Portland International Airport. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share