Supposedly Retired, F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jets Spotted Over Los Angeles: After 25 years in service, the Air Force retired the F-117 fleet in 2008, but in 2017, the service received special permission to keep 51 in storage, meaning the planes could swiftly return to active service. - Conspiracies

Supposedly Retired, F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jets Spotted Over Los Angeles: After 25 years in service, the Air Force retired the F-117 fleet in 2008, but in 2017, the service received special permission to keep 51 in storage, meaning the planes could swiftly return to active service. (defence-blog.com)

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– Bax101 2 points 3 years ago +2 / -0

25 years isn't that long for an airframe considering parts life and engines. There seem to be plenty of them in storage. So using them as a potential solution to needed com at wings inside the US wouldn't surprise me. In fact it would be also not surprising to see them flying at day light hours to be testing new avionics equipment for upgrades like the B-52's have received.

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