Two teams competed: Northrop Grumman with the YF-23 and Lockheed Martin with the YF-22, which would become the F-22 Raptor.

program during the Cold War but lost to Lockheed's YF-22, which became the F-22 Raptor. The YF-23 was admired for its stealth, speed, and futuristic design but lacked the thrust vectoring that ...

program—where its YF-23 went up against the Lockheed YF-22. In the end, the YF-22 won, resulting in the Air Force adopting the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor as its air superiority fighter.

Boeing's selection to produce the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter is a game-changer for the company's challenged ...