Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The YF-23 Stealth Fighter Was Almost Flown By Japan The YF-22 versus the YF-23 stealth fighter jet fly-off was one for the ages. The...
Hi, what are you looking for?
National Security Journal
All posts tagged "YF-23"
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The YF-23 Black Widow II remains the most debated “what-if” in aviation history, not for its specs, but for its...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Lockheed’s YF-22 wasn’t the inevitable winner of the Air Force’s Advanced Tactical Fighter contest. -Northrop’s YF-23 “Black Widow II”...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Lockheed Martin may have lost the F-47 NGAD competition, but it is not done shaping the future of airpower....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The YF-23 “Black Widow II” lost the 1991 Advanced Tactical Fighter fly-off to what became the F-22 Raptor and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Northrop’s YF-23 Black Widow II lost the Advanced Tactical Fighter competition to the YF-22, but many analysts still argue...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary – Blocked from buying the F-22, Japan turned to an indigenous air-superiority fighter, launching the Mitsubishi-led F-3 program and soliciting designs from...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Northrop Grumman’s YF-23 “Black Widow II” famously lost the Advanced Tactical Fighter contest to Lockheed’s F-22, but the story...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: The YF-23 Fighter Legend -Northrop’s YF-23 “Black Widow” was the sleeker, stealthier, faster entry in the Air Force’s Advanced Tactical...