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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Last summer, I made a point of standing in front of both surviving YF-23 Black Widow II prototypes. I saw the first restored aircraft...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Five Ways The YF-23 Black Widow Was Better Than The F-22 Raptor The Advanced Tactical Fighter program was born in 1981 out of a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy is set to announce the builder of its F/A-XX sixth-generation carrier fighter by August 2026, with Boeing and Northrop Grumman as...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force awarded the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) Program contract to the Lockheed YF-22 (F-22 Raptor) in April 1991 — beating the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The YF-23, known as the Black Widow II, remains one of the most intriguing “what ifs” in US aviation history and continues to fascinate...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
When the United States Air Force was looking for a fifth-generation air superiority fighter, the two competing planes were the YF-22 Raptor and the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
We have spent a lot of time with this fighter jet (both fighters that were built, that is), and we have the photos in...
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...