F-117: Facts Behind the Legend — Ep. 313

Podcast: The Aerospace Advantage · The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

Opublikowano: 2026-10-24

Episode Summary: The F-117 Nighthawk: it’s one of the biggest game changers in the history of airpower. Ever since the dawn of military aviation, airmen sought to strike deep within enemy territory. The problem: increasingly sophisticated and lethal integrated air defense networks. The F-117 changed the rules of the game by leveraging lessons learned from Vietnam and combining stealth technology with precision strike munitions. The world learned this on night one of the Desert Storm air campaign. To mark this incredible achievement, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum just placed an F-117 on display for t...