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.
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 ...
“Perception is reality,” a maxim often repeated in defence circles, proved decisive in one of the most consequential aircraft competitions of the late twentieth century. Yet, beneath the surface of ...
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 ...
Key Points and Summary - This analysis pits the modern, heavily-armed F-15EX Eagle II against the legendary YF-23 Black Widow II, a revolutionary stealth prototype from the 1990s. -It's a classic ...
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 ...