The YF-23 was Northrop’s radical stealth fighter prototype ... YF-23 remains one of the most advanced aircraft to never enter service—an icon of what might have been .

What You Need to Know: The Northrop YF-23, nicknamed ... stealth fighter probably feels like it’s been around forever, and therefore its existence in the USAF jet fighter arsenal may seem ...

Japan, in particular, is looking for a new fighter—and, as in 2018, speculation had arisen that Tokyo might make use of the YF-23 as the basis for a Japanese jet. Trevor Filseth is a current and ...

It was ta fly-off between the Lockheed YF ... fighter's dogfighting abilities, including an angle of attack of 60 degrees and sharp 9g turns that pushed the limits of human endurance. While the YF ...