McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II - Wikipedia
The General Dynamics/McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II was a proposed American attack aircraft from General Dynamics and McDonnell Douglas. It was to be an all-weather, carrier-based stealth bomber replacement for the Grumman A-6 Intruder in …
Lockheed A-12 - Wikipedia
The Lockheed A-12 is a retired high-altitude, Mach 3+ reconnaissance aircraft built for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) by Lockheed 's Skunk Works, based on the designs of Clarence "Kelly" Johnson.
How the A-12 Went Down | Air & Space Forces Magazine - Air …
Apr 1, 1991 · The capital was in the throes of Persian Gulf war fever, but this January 5 session focused on another crisis: what to do about the Navy’s A-12 aircraft, which was at least $1 billion over budget, 8,000 pounds overweight, and eighteen months behind schedule.
The Avenger That Couldn’t Avenge | Naval History Magazine
Desipite promising development, the carrier-based A-12 Avenger II flying-wing attack bomber was not built.
A-12 Avenger II - Military Aircraft - Federation of American …
The A-12 was designed to fly faster and further than the A-6E, and carry a large bomb-load in internal bomb-bays to reduce drag and maintain a low radar cross-section.
Boeing, General Dynamics reach $400 million A-12 settlement …
Jan 24, 2014 · WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co and General Dynamics Corp on Thursday each agreed to give the U.S. Navy $200 million in aircraft and services to settle an epic, 23-year legal dispute over...
Government and Contractors Seek to End Long-Running “A-12” …
Sep 15, 2014 · General Dynamics will provide a credit against a contract to build the DDG-1002 guided missile destroyer, and Boeing will provide three EA-18G aircraft and a credit for converting the existing multi-year contract to a firm-fixed price contract.
What Could Have Been: The Story of the A-12 Avenger II
Jan 24, 2022 · With a top speed of just 580 miles per hour and a service ceiling of 40,000 feet, this subsonic aircraft may have been armed with the missiles it would need to take down on enemy jet, but logic ...
McDonnell Douglas / General Dynamics A-12 Avenger II
Jan 29, 2019 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the McDonnell Douglas / General Dynamics A-12 Avenger II Carrier-based Strike Aircraft Proposal including pictures.
23-year Pentagon Legal War Over Navy A-12 Finally Ends - TIME…
Jan 27, 2014 · It has been a long time since the Pentagon killed the Navy’s A-12 stealth attack plane—the biggest weapons-program cancellation in U.S. military history. The U.S. government and the plane's...