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 …

A-12式 攻击机 是由 麦克唐纳-道格拉斯 （McDonnell Douglas）公司和 通用动力 （General Dynamics）公司合作发展的一种匿踪攻击机。 它是 美国海军 首架以深入敌境进行长程打击任务为设计目标的攻击机，也是第一架由美国海军投资研发的匿踪 舰载机。 美国海军计划用以取代服役已久的 A-6入侵者式攻击机，美国空军也计划采购，用以汰换自1960年代中期开始服役的 F-111土豚 （Aardvark） 式 打击战斗机。 然而，因为发展计划出现预算超支、机体重量过重及发展时 …

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.

1991年4月1日 · Secretary Cheney’s kill order, unveiled January 7, rocked the defense community. It left the Navy struggling to find a successor to its A-6 jets and worsened the woes of the aerospace industry. The disaster forced the resignation of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition John Betti and the sacking of two Navy admirals and a captain.

Plans for the Navy's A-12 combat aircraft called for incorporating more advanced stealthy characteristics than were used in the F-117A, as well as significantly greater payload capabilities. The Navy's A-12 Avenger Advanced Technology Aircraft (ATA) was slated to replace current A-6s on aircraft carriers in the mid-1990's.

2024年11月2日 · 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.

2015年2月23日 · The A-12 Avenger II was an American aircraft program from McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics intended to be an all-weather, carrier-based stealth bomber replacement for the A-6 Intruder in the United States Navy and Marines. The A-12 project was canceled in 1991 due to high costs.

2014年1月27日 · 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...

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. Designers envisioned a flying wing design shaped like a triangle.

Plans for the Navy's A-12 combat aircraft called for incorporating more advanced stealthy characteristics than were used in the F-117A, as well as significantly greater payload capabilities....