Nighthawk?
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The latest in my “What if never?” series takes a look at a different stealth fighter…
Rumors of the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter abounded, well before its first use in combat. After first seeing action in Operation Just Cause, the strike fighter delivered some of the first attacks of the war into the still-formidable teeth of Iraqi air defenses—well before the Iraqis could do anything about it. The F-117 went on to serve in several other conflicts, before retiring as other, more advanced stealth aircraft became available.
The F-117 pioneered the military concept of stealth. But what if it had never existed?