Stealth Modern — 2 museum-grade prints that set the mood. VFA-147 Argonauts — named for Jason and the Argonauts of Greek mythology — was established in February 1967 and flew A-7 Corsair IIs, F/A-18C Hornets, and F/A-18E Super Hornets before becoming the first operational U. S. The F-35 Lightning II program became the most expensive weapons development effort in history while simultaneously delivering the first mass-produced stealth fighter available to allied air forces beyond the United States. The F-35A's sensor fusion architecture — combining radar, electro-optical targeting, and distributed aperture feeds into a single pilot picture — redefined how fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft cooperate in contested airspace.