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How the F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Was Born
The F-22 Raptor, considered by many as the world’s best fighter jet, was conceived in the mid-1990s amidst uncertainty about ...
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YF-23 vs. F-22 Raptor: The Untold Story of the Stealth Fighter Showdown
Northrop Grumman with the YF-23 and Lockheed Martin with the YF-22, which would become the F-22 Raptor. -The YF-23 showcased ...
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There Will Never Be Another Plane Quite Like The F-22 Raptor
The YF-22 won the contract ... the F-22 was banned for export. The Raptor’s production run did not last long. Designed to counter Soviet and comparable threats during great power competition ...
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F-22 Raptor
The Pentagon funded the YF-22 over the cheaper YF-23 when they knew it was a far more problematic warplane—purely out of a desire to keep Lockheed Martin alive.