The YF-23 “Black Widow II” was a prototype stealth fighter that lost the Advanced Tactical Fighter competition to the F-22 ...
Key Points and Summary - After the U.S. chose the YF-22 for its next-generation fighter, the legendary YF-23 prototype seemed destined for a museum. -However, in 2018, speculation swirled that ...
Meet the YF-23: During the 1980s, while the Cold War was peaking and the US was fervently investing in weapons technology sufficient to maintain an edge over the Soviets, the US Air Force began ...
In the 1980s, the United States Air Force started hunting for a new kind of fighter that could dominate the latest generation of Soviet jets like the Su-27 and Mig-29. While the Soviet Union was less ...