Someone mentioning a 'Flying Dorito,' is likely talking about the A-12 jet. But how did the aircraft earn the name and what ...

What You Need to Know: The US Navy's pursuit of carrier-launched drones dates back to the 1980s with the A-12 Avenger II, a planned stealthy bomber drone. -Despite initial promise, the A-12 ...

Ryan Hanyok / U.S. Navy “There are no freak waves in the world,” says naval architect Jon Etxegoien. “They are all predictable.” He’s strolling the shores of an indoor ocean—a 12 ...

The A-12 Avenger II came about as a part of the United States Navy’s Advanced Tactical Aircraft program, which sought to develop a successor to the A-6 Intruder. In a first for the United States Navy, ...