The decision has come to seem prescient, given the increased importance of stealth, and the decreased importance of maneuverability, in modern air combat. So, while the YF-22 was more attractive ...

The YF-22 outperformed in air combat maneuvers, which is a primary factor for any fighter. On April 23, 1991, Secretary of the Air Force Donald Rice announced the winning team in the competition ...

However, the YF-22’s superior agility in dogfighting gave it the edge, leading to its selection by the USAF. The YF-23 remains an example of an innovative design narrowly outmatched by an ...

Lockheed’s Skunk Works division developed the YF-22 prototype in the late 1980s after ... These unmanned UAVs, dubbed Collective Combat Aircraft by the Air Force, will be significantly cheaper ...