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Stealth grandpa is back: The Air Force now has its very own J-20 and Su-57 stealth fighter (thanks to the F-117 Nighthawk)

Remember the F-117 Nighthawk? This was the warbird that ushered in the new era of stealth flight in the 1980s. It was the ...
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US Air Force revives F-117 to mimic J-20, Su-57 in training

The US Air Force is extending the life of its retired F-117 Nighthawk stealth jets, using them as aggressor aircraft to simulate advanced adversaries like China’s J-20 and Russia’s Su-57. Once a ...