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Lockheed Have Blue

A flown stealth technology demonstrator created under a classified U.S. program that directly informed the F-117 combat aircraft.

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Lockheed Have Blue, shown in the selected representative source image.U.S. Air Force / DARPA / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain — U.S. Air ForceImage source

A flown stealth technology demonstrator created under a classified U.S. program that directly informed the F-117 combat aircraft.

Primary roleAttack
First flight1977
OriginUnited States
ManufacturerLockheed Aircraft Corporation
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
Have BluePrototypeAttackUnited States Air Force

Representative specifications

Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.

Have Blue

Have Blue — C016 baseline technical profile

Crew
1

Powerplant: 2 × General Electric J85 turbojets

Armament: Unarmed stealth demonstrator; combat significance derives from direct development influence on F-117.

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1978-79 — Jane’s Yearbooks · Tier 3