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Stealth fighter ready for fly by!
- Nighthawk

The A-19 Nighthawk II is an American stealthed bomber jet capable of launching precise bombs that are deadly against most ground targets, especially defensive structures, garrisons, and buildings.

Lore[]

I'll leave no trail...
- Nighthawk on the move

During the period of rearmament of the US Armed Forces in response to a growing global presence of near-peer military adversaries and the threat posed by ever more sophisticated low-frequency radars and tracking systems, the US military requested a design for a new optionally manned strike bomber. The demands were that the new aircraft would be at least as stealthy as Northrop Grumman's B-21 Raider and less expensive than the F/B-40 Aurora, and would be capable for aircraft carrier deployment. Lockheed Martin and Boeing submitted two final designs, a less expensive but slower variant for the US Air Force and a higher speed penetration bomber for the US Navy. The first model was named the A-19 Nighthawk II. Its blended wing body design and advanced jamming devices make it extremely difficult to detect with nearly any radar or infrared system, and the Nighthawk II in both variants is capable of carrying up to the heaviest forms of JDAMs, missiles, and laser-guided munitions. To save costs, both variants of the Nighthawk II use off-the-shelf avionics from the F-35, and the A-19 variant uses high-bypass versions of the F/A-18E's F414 engine.

The F/B-19 Nighthawk II is the version used by the US Navy. It is carrier capable and is geared towards high altitude, high speed penetration bombing. To that end, its fuselage is designed for high speed operations and it uses the afterburner-capable versions of the F414 engine. It retains the jamming suite and large weapons bay of the A-19 variant. Given the US Navy's greater usage of drone aircraft, such as Northrop Grumman's MQ-25 Stingray, the F/B-19 is often employed in the AI controlled format for maximum range and flight endurance.

Abilities[]

Ability Description
Bombard area icon
Bombard Area
Order the unit to attack the target area.

Behind the scenes[]

  • The F/B-19 variant of the Nighthawk only appear when a USA player uses the Airstrike power from a Tech Airport.
  • Prior to 1.87 the Nighthawk uses the model of the Stealth Fighter in the vanilla Generals and Zero Hour.

See also[]

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