National Security Journal on MSN

‘Flying Dorito’: The A-12 Avenger II Stealth Bomber Summed Up in 1 Word

The A-12 Avenger II was an ambitious 1980s U.S. Navy program to build a carrier-based stealth “flying wing” bomber to replace ...
SlashGear

Why Is The Canceled A-12 Military Aircraft Called The 'Flying Dorito?'

The United States of America's Defense Department awarded McDonnell Douglas and General Electric a $4.8-billion contract to develop a potential replacement for the U.S. Navy's A-6 Intruder in 1984.
The Aviationist

Check Out These Fascinating, Declassified Photos of The A-12 Oxcart RCS Tests Inside Area 51

Former Area 51 Special Projects Team Member Provides a Remarkable Insight Into Shadowy A-12 Oxcart Project. In another remarkable chapter in the history of the A-12 Oxcart (as well as the ...
Aviation Republic on MSN

Inside the A-12’s Iron Furnace: How the Blackbird Became the Pinnacle of Jet Engineering

Every part of the A-12 was an experiment in extremes, fuel tanks that leaked on the runway, seals that melted, and inlets ...
Reuters

A-12 settlement won't extend Boeing's F/A-18 production line

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A settlement of a dispute over the canceled A-12 aircraft calls for Boeing Co to build three more EA-18G electronic attack planes for the U.S. Navy, but those jets will not extend ...
The National Interest

Will the Navy Ever Get to a 12 Aircraft Carrier Fleet?

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Navy’s only hope to sustainably boost the carrier fleet and avoid the 2048 dip to nine flattops is to consistently spend billions of dollars more than it ...