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?

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 ...

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 ...