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YF-23 vs. F-22 Raptor: The Untold Story of the Stealth Fighter Showdown
Two teams competed: Northrop Grumman with the YF-23 and Lockheed Martin with the YF-22, which would become the F-22 Raptor.
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YF-23: Could This Fighter Have Really Replaced the F-22?
The YF-23 competed in the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program during the Cold War but lost to Lockheed's YF-22, which ...
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YF-23A: The Fighter That Could Have Outclassed the F-22 Raptor?
The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23A "Black Widow II," designed for the 1980s ATF program, competed with and ultimately lost ...
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YF-23 vs. F-22 Raptor: The Untold Story of the Stealth Fighter Showdown
Ironically, the F-22 later faced delays and budget overruns, challenges the YF-23 might have avoided. What You Need to Know: In the 1980s, the U.S. Air Force launched the Advanced Tactical Fighter ...