Even if the faster, stealthier YF-23 Black Widow II had won the competition against the F-22, it still would have been a ...

While many aviation fans believe the faster, stealthier YF-23 should have won the Advanced Tactical Fighter competition, a new analysis details the four key reasons it lost to the F-22. -The YF-22’s ...

-The YF-23 competed in the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program during the Cold War but lost to Lockheed’s YF-22, which became the F-22 Raptor. The YF-23 was admired for its stealth, speed ...

In an effort to win the ATF contract, Northrop entered their YF-23 prototype. The YF-23 looked like something straight from a science-fiction thriller, something starring Michael Biehn or ...

Just like we did with the YF-22 and YF-23 in the 1990s, we had advanced technology demonstrators flying.” “And just recently we had the announcement from the Oval Office.

The Lockheed YF-22 and Northrop YF-23 both met U.S. Air Force requirements for the Advanced Tactical Fighter. Credit: U.S. Air Force Military aircraft competitions are decided by more than just ...

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