While it had been active several years before the public knew about it, the Gulf War would shine a light on its exact purpose. Read more: 14 Best Fighter Planes And Jets Of All Time F-117 ...

An F-117 flies over the desert just south of Baghdad. [Courtesy: Patrick Chovanec] F-117s are leading the first strike of the coalition air campaign in the first Gulf War, aimed at taking out key ...

After years in use, the F-117 was retired to make way for a new generation of stealth aircraft. So why is the legendary stealth jet still in flight?

Born out of the U.S. Air Force's request for a radar-defying bomber, the F-117 Nighthawk is one of the ... For instance, during the Gulf War, the Nighthawk destroyed more than 1,500 high-value ...

Cordesman's book, The Gulf War, was published in October 1994 ... and on the true effectiveness of the F-117, Tomahawk, strategic bombing campaign, close air support, armored combat, heliborne assault ...