There are pros and cons to all (functional) wing designs. It depends on the main design drivers and compromises/balances of factors and issues.
It is easier to explain with diagram I made just now and using the extreme cases of backward and forward sweep at each end and then look at YF-23 vs...
INS Aridhaman to be commissioned soon!
The missile and combat system of INS Aridhaman reflects a larger payload than earlier Arihant-class units, with eight vertical launch system (VLS) tubes in the raised hull section compared to four on INS Arihant and INS Arighaat. This arrangement allows...
Full article at: https://airpower.airforce.gov.au/blog/four-day-near-peer-air-war
The Four-Day Near-Peer Air War
Peter Layton
Griffith University and Australian Defence Force
Evaluation
India achieved its initially stated aim of damaging the assessed terrorist camps on the first night. In...
I doubt the cancellation will be reversed.
They want the "survivability" of Burke at this tonnage class...this is how the project management once again failed after italian FREMM picked. Trying to change and do too much and then surprise pikachu face at cost escalation....and the entire thing...