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The stealth fighter that got away: Why the YF-23 Black Widow II lost to the F-22 Raptor

Lockheed’s YF-22 wasn’t the inevitable winner of the Air Force’s Advanced Tactical Fighter contest. -Northrop’s YF-23 “Black ...
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Forget Stealth: The F-22 Raptor’s Speed Makes It the Best Fighter in the World

The F-22’s holistic design—born of the Advanced Tactical Fighter program—prioritizes air dominance over ground attack. In the high-stakes arena of modern aerial warfare, where split-second decisions ...