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Caption:
The Department of Defense announced today, Sept. 11, 1996, the
deployment of U.S. Air Force F-117A Nighthawk aircraft, shown in this
file photograph, to the Persian Gulf area of operations. The
F-117A Nighthawk is the world's first operational aircraft designed to
exploit low-observable stealth technology. The F-117A can employ
a variety of weapons and is equipped with sophisticated navigation and
attack systems integrated into a state-of-the-art digital avionics
suite that increases mission effectiveness and reduces pilot
workload. Detailed planning for missions into highly defended
target areas is accomplished by an automated mission planning system
developed, specifically, to take advantage of the unique capabilities
of the F-117A. The aircraft will be deploying from the 49th
Fighter Wing, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. DoD photo.
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