[HN Gopher] Why was the F-117 retired so quickly?
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       Why was the F-117 retired so quickly?
        
       Author : belter
       Score  : 6 points
       Date   : 2023-07-14 22:07 UTC (54 minutes ago)
        
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       | ggm wrote:
       | Another question might be why no other nation was allowed to
       | acquire them. Lots of advanced fighters get exported. Advanced
       | guided missile radar evading aircraft less so.
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       | The comment about having to use low level attack craft to destroy
       | specific radar types so the f117 can evade the other types is
       | telling: "invisible to radar" was a bit hype-y
        
       | mshockwave wrote:
       | Highly recommend reading "Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My
       | Years at Lockheed", written by the father of F117, Ben Rich. It
       | detailed the history of creating NightHawk as well as other
       | famous aircrafts like U-2 and BlackBird(A-12 / SR-71). Too bad
       | the book couldn't cover F-22 Raptor as it hasn't been
       | declassified at the time of writing (1996)
        
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