Why can’t the F-117 carry glide bombs

Why dont the F-117 have glide bombs? As I saw on google, they can carry GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb wich is a glide bomb. When I checked the update on my Xbox I didn’t see no glide bomb, I might sound like a Karen but just an overall question.

If you have an actual source to say it’s capable of carrying them, submit it as proper suggestion.

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GBU-39 was introduced 2006, the last F-117’s were retired in 2008. Not sure the would have gotten the new weapon so shortly before getting scrapped…

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Ok

F-117s weren’t scrapped and are still used in aggressor and covert operations as reported by the Scramble Magazine.

This unclassified 2012 US Navy budget report lists F-117 as one of the recipients of GBU-53 SDB II capability even.

Furthermore the USAF page on the GBU-39 lists F-117 as future recipient of the capability along with F-16 as future platform, the latte of which even ingame has SDB now.

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Yes. F-117 its still in use or storaged, but none scrapped

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F-117A is not upgraded for it IIRC

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damn that’s crazy

F-117 will be able to aura farm in ARB using the kill feed for 5 seconds at the start of a battle and then never seen any other point of the battle (It left the battle after landing)

Spoiler

F-117 my stupid chud plane whom I love.

Also by the return of Nuclear thunder means that maybe F-117 could possibly start to outrange the AA if it spawns in the back line and climbs until the frontline.
Stealth will be able to somewhat safely cover it from radar at such distances (+15km), would be fun to kill the backline AA and then sneak bombs into Airfield AA, if you manage to keep +8km away from SPAA ofc, or else it will be intercepted.