F-35 Lightning II Vs F-117 Nighthawk: Stealth Fighter Showdown

Lockheed Martin has been involved in stealth technology research since the 1970s. In the late 1970s, what would become the world’s first operational aircraft with stealth technology, the F-117 Nighthawk, was developed in response to the urgent need for a fighter aircraft that could fly undetected. Introduced in 1983, the single-seat subsonic F-117 took part in several wars and other critical historical events.