The F-117 Tested A Mirror-Like Skin Decades Before The F-22 Did
We have more on the ‘mirrored’ F-22 Raptor mystery that includes a historical connection and an official Air Force statement.
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These Are The Best Images Yet Of “RAT 55,” The World’s Most Secretive 737
The highly modified 737 is used to collect radar data on stealthy aircraft in-flight.
The B-2 Bomber Looks Positively Alien In These Images
Even though it was based on 1980s technology, America’s stealth bomber still looks like it is visiting us from another world.
Northrop Grumman’s Plan To Replace The MQ-9 Reaper With Stealthy Autonomous Drones
We talk to Northrop Grumman Vice President Richard Sullivan about what his company has potentially in store for the Air Force’s MQ-Next tender.
Stealth Is Put To The Test In Huge Exercise Teaming RQ-170s, F-35s, B-2s With Other Jets
This exercise is also the first confirmation that the Air Force’s top-secret 44th Reconnaissance Squadron flies the reclusive RQ-170 Sentinel.
The Stealthy F-117 Nighthawk Could Have Executed Nuclear Strikes Against The Soviet Union
The F-117 was built with the ability to deliver nuclear bombs and the Air Force didn’t forget that during the last years of the Cold War.
F-117 Spotted Playing Stealthy Aggressor Against F-15s And F-22s Over Nellis Range
The Nighthawk was working at low altitude with higher-flying aggressor F-16s to get the best of the opposing ‘blue’ force. The spectacle confirms that the F-117s are indeed being used as adversaries.
The Saga Of The AGM-129 Cruise Missile That Was Basically A Stealth Jet Designed Upside Down
The General Dynamics AGM-129 Advanced Cruise Missile was too far ahead of its time, so much so that it was eventually succeeded by the missile it was supposed to replace.
Airbus’s Secret Stealth Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Research Program Breaks Cover (Updated)
The impressive-looking plane was part of a clandestine risk-reduction effort that will inform the firm’s future stealthy combat aircraft designs.
Behold Sikorsky’s “Raider X” Future High-Speed Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter
The Army wants a survivable and fast “knife fighter” helicopter to fight in contested areas. The Raider X certainly seems like it could be just that.