Two teams competed: Northrop Grumman with the YF-23 and Lockheed Martin with the YF-22, which would become the F-22 Raptor.
Read about the U.S. Air Force's $270 million contract with Lockheed Martin for the integration of next-generation infrared ...
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 ...