Path: utzoo!attcan!telly!lethe!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!emory!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: cti1!greg@uunet.UU.NET (Greg Fabian) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: A-12, Australian Carrier? A-4's.. Message-ID: <1990Dec21.030330.11336@cbnews.att.com> Date: 21 Dec 90 03:03:30 GMT References: <1990Dec20.015931.28940@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: Comprehensive Technologies Int., Arlington VA Lines: 40 Approved: military@att.att.com From: cti1!greg@uunet.UU.NET (Greg Fabian) disc3c1@jetson.uh.edu writes: > HELP! About maybe, a year ago, there was a discussion of SR-71s, as there >always is in SCI.MILITARY and someone sent me a list of all SR-71s and i >thought it wsa A-12s in service, and the A-12 was meant to be the attack >version of the SR-71.. now that I have heard about the Navy A-12, I was wonder- >ing whether I was incorrect about A-12 being a designation for an Attack >version of the SR-71.. The A-12 you are thinking of is a new Navy attack aircraft under development to ultimately replace the A-6 Intruder. It is supposed to utilize stealth technology and be the Navy's attack aircraft into the 21st century. Unfortunately, the A-12 program is in trouble at this time. The Navy is having difficulty in proving that the ship is capable of meeting its design requirements. Some funny stuff has been going on in this program (IG investigated it), and as a result, the Commander NAVAIR, another Admiral, and a Captain (the program manager at NAVAIR) were fired and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Aquisitions (not the full official title) quit. I don't know if an A-12 prototype has flown yet, but it has already left some bodies in its wake. -- Greg Fabian ////////////////////////////////////|\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ CTI (703) 685-5400 | 2121 Crystal Drive | When the going gets weird Suite 103 | the weird turn pro Arlington, VA 22202 greg@cti.com | - Hunter S. Thompson \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\|////////////////////////////////////