While historical analysis suggests the YF-23 was faster and stealthier, the YF-22 was more maneuverable and won the contract, eventually becoming the F-22 Raptor. A digital combat simulation by ...

Key Points and Summary - Northrop’s YF-23 “Black Widow II” was arguably faster, longer-ranged, and stealthier than the YF-22, but Lockheed’s jet won with superior maneuverability, thrust-vectoring, ...

The YF-22 would become the F-22, a dominant air-superiority stealth fighter for nearly 30 years. Now the F-22's future is in doubt, with Congress and the US Air Force at odds about its retirement. On ...

As the Cold War climaxed in the 1980s, the U.S. was engaged in an arms race with a hollowed-out Soviet Union. Despite having recently fielded fourth-generation fighters like the F-14, F-15, F-16, and ...

Summary: Among aviation enthusiasts, Northrop Grumman’s YF-23 has achieved legendary status due to its performance and the fact that only two prototypes were built before the program was discontinued.

On September 29, 1990, the YF-22 demonstration aircraft took off for the first time. The YF-22 would become the F-22, a dominant air-superiority stealth fighter for nearly 30 years. Now the F-22's ...