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The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a retired American single-seat, subsonic twin-engine stealth attack aircraft developed by Lockheed's secretive Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF).
Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk. The Lockheed F-117A was developed in response to an Air Force request for an aircraft capable of attacking high value targets without being detected by enemy radar. By the 1970s, new materials and techniques allowed engineers to design an aircraft with radar-evading or "stealth" qualities.
F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter attack aircraft was developed by Lockheed Martin after work on stealth technology, and the predecessor test demonstrator aircraft, Have Blue, was carried out in secret from 1975.
Discover the F-117 Nighthawk, the world's first operational stealth aircraft, revolutionizing aerial warfare with its innovative capabilities and iconic design.
It was to be the first U.S. conflict fought entirely from the air and the largest sustained action since Vietnam, with more than 38,000 combat sorties in 78 days from March 24 to June 11. Lockheed’s F-117 Nighthawk played a major role in the campaign.
The new aircraft–then popularly known as the “stealth fighter” rather than the “stealth bomber”–was to become a hot aviation topic over the next decade. The new airplane was given a new code name, “Senior Trend,” as well as the deceptive designation of F-117.
F-117, single-seat, twin-engine jet fighter-bomber built by the Lockheed Corporation (now part of the Lockheed Martin Corporation) for the U.S. Air Force. It was the first stealth aircraft—i.e., an aircraft designed entirely around the concept of evading detection by radar and other sensors.