Considering its long and secretive history, we shouldn't be terribly surprised by any news on the US Air Force's F-117 Nighthawk ... or without a pilot in the cockpit) will be.
The F-117 Nighthawk was a groundbreaking aircraft publicly unveiled in 1990 after being developed in secrecy since the 1970s.
The F-117 Nighthawk was developed in response to the US' need for a jet that could operate completely undetected by the enemy.
When it first flew in the early 1980s, the F-117 Nighthawk was the first operational stealth aircraft. The F-117 has been officially retired for about 15 years, but its retirement has been far ...