Although the F-117 Nighthawk first saw action during operations over Panama, the aircraft impressively demonstrated its capabilities during the initial air c

Making coalition first strikes on high priority targets with precision in the opening hours of the air c

Hopeless Diamonds and Have Blues

The F-117 is a product of the famed Lockheed Advanced Development Projects (ADP), or better known as ‘Skunk Works’ , in Burbank, California. Skunk Works was at the time headed by Benjamin ‘Ben’ Robert Rich with the retirement of Clarence ‘Kelly’ Johnson.

A highly classified and serious study undertaken by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of Low Observables (LO) technology in 1974 included McDonnell Douglas, Northrop, and others — Lockheed was not included and was unaware o

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