What is Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk?
{|{{Infobox aircraft begin |name=Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk |image=File:F-117 Nighthawk (2152064930).jpg |caption= }}{{Infobox aircraft type |type=[[Attack aircraft]] |national origin =[[USA]] |manufacturer= [[Lockheed]]. |first flight= [[1981]] |introduction= [[1983]] |status= Out of service. |primary user= [[US Air Force]]. |produced= |number built=64 |unit cost= }} |} The '''Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk''' is a [[USA|US]] [[military]] [[jet aircraft]]. It was the first [[stealth aircraft]] to be declared operational. It was only used by [[US Air Force]] until 2003. It was used in the [[Gulf War]]. It was also used by [[NATO]] air attacks in [[Kosovo]] in 1999. The Lockheed F-117 is a single-seat, twin-engine stealth ground-attack aircraft that is operated by the United States Air Force. The F-117 was the first flyable aircraft to be designed around [[stealth technology]]. It retired in 2008 because of the F-22 Raptor. It is shaped to deflect radar signals. It is limited to subsonic speed. It’s weird 2d shape was from the 1970’s era computer technology. {{Military-stub}} [[Category:United States Air Force aircraft]] [[Category:Lockheed & Lockheed-Martin aircraft|F-117]]