The F-22 Raptor, considered by many as the world’s best fighter jet, was conceived in the mid-1990s amidst uncertainty about ...

Northrop Grumman with the YF-23 and Lockheed Martin with the YF-22, which would become the F-22 Raptor. -The YF-23 showcased ...

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.

Of course, the YF-22 eventually won the competition ... (another Lockheed production), the F-35 Lightning II, the F-22A Raptor is superior. But it might not really be the best—and, after ...