Northrop Grumman’s YF-23 Prototype was by all accounts an impressive machine with speeds of Mach 2.25 and a high 1.36 thrust-to-weight ratio, yet the stealth fighter jet wound up “losing” an intense ...

The YF-23 Black Widow II and the J-20 Mighty Dragon stand as titans of modern military aviation, each illustrating the technological prowess of their respective nations. As stealth fighters, they ...

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.

As the Cold War climaxed in the 1980s, the U.S. was engaged in an arms race with a hollowed-out Soviet Union. Despite having recently fielded fourth-generation fighters like the F-14, F-15, F-16, and ...