Describes aircraft and technology behind the most significant developments in aviation since the jet engine. Penetrating the cloud of secrecy, misinformation, and speculation surrounding stealth aircraft, book provides details of F-117 Nighthawk, F-22 Raptor, and B-1B and B-2A bombers, and aircraft still on the drawing boards and in testing, like the Boeing and Lockheed Joint Strike Fighters, the Eurofighter 2000, and the latest Russian developments. Includes stealth countermeasures.