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The Northrop Tacit Blue, designated the YF-117D in the US Air force, was a low-observable stealth surveillance aircraft, created as a technology demonstrator. It was revealed to the public in 1996, when the project was declassified.

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Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Tacit_Blue, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened

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