Although understandable at the time, this left the USAF with a fighter deficit that only the F-35 could fill. Had the YF-23 enjoyed a smoother development path (a huge “if”), the fighter might ...

Summary: In the 1980s, the U.S. Air Force sought to replace the F-15 with a new fighter jet, spurring a competition between the YF-23 and YF-22. Northrop Grumman's YF-23, known for its stealth and ...

Northrop Grumman’s YF-23 Prototype was by all accounts an impressive machine with speeds of Mach 2.25 and a high 1.36 thrust-to-weight ratio, yet the stealth fighter jet wound up “losing” an ...

The YF-23 stealth fighter pops up now and again in defense circles due to its unique looks and what could have been: the plane that could have served in the U.S. Air Force instead of the F-22 Raptor.

Just like we did with the YF-22 and YF-23 in the 1990s, we had advanced technology demonstrators flying. ... It will be able to go places the F-35 can’t go.

The Air Force planned to retire its F-16s in 2025, but budget constraints and delays with the F-35 mean the F-16 may fly until at least 2048. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

In 1991, the U.S. Air Force staged a competition with far-reaching consequences. It was ta fly-off between the Lockheed YF-22 and Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 demonstration fighters. The YF-22 ...

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F-35 becomes US military's most expensive weapons system of all time The U.S. Department of Defense is projected to spend $1.7 trillion on nearly 2,500 F-35s, according to a GAO report released ...

The UAE, a close U.S. ally, has long expressed interest in acquiring the stealthy F-35 jets made by Lockheed Martin and was promised a chance to buy them in a side deal when it agreed to normalize ...

If the F-35 upgrades known as Technology Refresh 3 aren't ready for deliveries to resume in the third quarter, Lockheed said it may slow down production. (Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Ergish/U.S. Air Force ...