# F117a is officially being retired from the USAF

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**Created:** [November 3, 2006, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f117a-is-officially-being-retired-from-the-usaf/19679 "2006-11-03T11:49:39Z")
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### Author: ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f117a-is-officially-being-retired-from-the-usaf/19679/21 "2006-11-03T14:11:48Z")

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Just curious: what did they do between the JSF contest where Lockheed had a flying demo to now where nothing flies? Did one of the partners request something that required a complete re-design of the frame or something?

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