The F-117 Nighthawk is the world’s first operational stealth attack aircraft Designed to avoid radar detection and deliver precision strikes against high-value, well-defended targets. Operational since the late 1980s, the F-117 changed modern aerial tactics by combining low observability with precision-guided munitions to hit critical infrastructure while minimizing exposure to air defenses. Major combat engagements - Operation Just Cause (Panama, 1989) — the F-117’s combat debut, used for preci