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 …

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.

In the event, the A-12 was not built and there would be no successor to the highly regarded A-6 Intruder. The ubiquitous F/A-18 Hornet—in later variants—would become the U.S. Navy’s only carrier-based attack aircraft.

Feb 28, 1991 · In 1984, the Deputy Secretary of Defense directed the Navy to develop and acquire the A-12 aircraft as a replacement for the Navy A-6 Intruder aircraft, the primary all-weather medium-attack...

Nov 2, 2024 · The A-12 Avenger II was to be an all-weather carrier-based attack aircraft and stealth bomber for the Grumman A-6 Intruder for the US Navy. While it faced the typical cost overruns and delays, many felt it was showing promise and was about to go into production. And then, it was canceled. But why?

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...

Feb 12, 1999 · A wealth of documents and testimony developed in the A-12 litigation revealed that the Air Force simply slow-rolled the Navy in its efforts to obtain needed stealth and manufacturing technology information.

Appendix I provides a list of significant events affecting the Navy's A- 12 program, including the Secretary of Defense's Major Aircraft Review in December 1989.

Jan 25, 2022 · What You Need to Know: The McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II program, intended to produce a carrier-based stealth bomber for the U.S. Navy, became a cautionary tale of military procurement ...

The A-12 was named Avenger II after Grumman TBF/TBM torpedo bomber from World War 2. Initially the Navy wanted 620 A-12s, the Marines wanted 238, and the Air Force considered 400 A-12 variants. The A-12 was considered as a replacement for the retiring F-111s.