The YF-23 Black Widow II Deserved A Better Fate Than This

The YF-23 Black Widow II Deserved A Better Fate Than This

Key Points and Summary – Northrop Grumman’s YF-23 “Black Widow II” famously lost the Advanced Tactical Fighter contest to Lockheed’s F-22, but the story may not be over. Northrop’s emerging F/A-XX carrier fighter concept appears to borrow the YF-23’s blended, low-profile lines while pushing stealth into a new, bomber-like, tailless realm. YF-23 Back. Image Credit: National Security Journal. -Backed by decades of work on the B-2 and B-21, Northro…