In total secrecy, Lockheed Martin pilot Hal Farley flies the F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter for the first time at Tonopah Test Range, Nevada. The aircraft’s existence was not publicly revealed until 1988.
In the face of Chinese war plans to disrupt U.S. command-and-control networks in the event of a conflict, the Air Force needs to focus less on its “connect everything” efforts and prepare its combat aviators to fight without a constant connection to higher-ups, according to a new report from AFA’s…