Japan, Britain, and Italy will have difficulty moving forward on a sixth-generation fighter because of the sheer complexity ...

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.

Summary: The YF-23, displayed at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, represents a pinnacle of design that narrowly missed becoming the USAF’s premier fighter. In the late ’80s ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Ultimately, the Air Force ended up with an excellent plane with the Raptor—but both the YF-22 and YF-23 were outstanding designs. Had Northrop won the ...