Back المقاتلات التكتيكية المتقدمة Arabic Programa ATF Spanish جنگنده تاکتیکی پیشرفته Persian 先進戦術戦闘機計画 Japanese 선진 전술 전투기 계획 Korean Advanced Tactical Fighter Portuguese Gelişmiş Taktik Avcı Turkish Advanced Tactical Fighter Vietnamese 先進戰術戰鬥機 Chinese
| Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) | |
|---|---|
 The YF-22 (foreground) and YF-23 (background) | |
| General information | |
| Project for | Air superiority fighter |
| Issued by | United States Air Force |
| Proposals | proposals from Boeing, General Dynamics, Grumman, Lockheed, Northrop, McDonnell Douglas, and North American Rockwell[1] |
| Prototypes | Lockheed YF-22, Northrop YF-23 |
| Requirement | Advanced Tactical Fighter Statement of Operational Need (November 1984), System Operational Requirements Document (December 1987) |
| History | |
| Initiated | May 1981 (RFI), September 1985 (RFP) |
| Concluded | August 1991 |
| Outcome | YF-22 team selected for full-scale development of the F-22 for production and service |
| Related | JAFE/ATFE, NATF, Have Dash II |
The Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) was a program undertaken by the United States Air Force to develop a next-generation air superiority fighter to replace the F-15 Eagle in order to counter emerging worldwide threats in the 1980s, including Soviet Sukhoi Su-27 and Mikoyan MiG-29 fighters under development, Beriev A-50 airborne warning and control systems (AWACS), and increasingly sophisticated surface-to-air missile systems. The ATF would make a leap in performance and capability by taking advantage of emerging technologies, including advanced avionics and flight control systems, more powerful propulsion systems, and stealth technology.[2]
Lockheed and Northrop were selected in 1986 to respectively develop the YF-22 and the YF-23 technology demonstrator prototype aircraft and associated avionics prototypes for the program's Demonstration and Validation (Dem/Val) phase. These aircraft were flight tested in 1990; after evaluations, the Lockheed team was selected in 1991 for ATF full-scale development, or Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD). The Lockheed team then developed the F-22 Raptor, which first flew in 1997, for production and operational service. The U.S. Navy considered using a naval version of the ATF (called NATF) as a replacement for the F-14 Tomcat, but these plans were later canceled due to costs.