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Article Summary – Years before the SR-71 Blackbird made headlines, its CIA predecessor—the A-12 Oxcart—was already flying Mach 3 reconnaissance over North Vietnam. -In...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Born to replace the A-6, the A-12 Avenger II promised a stealth, carrier-based strike jet with internal weapons and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The A-12 Avenger II was an ambitious 1980s U.S. Navy program to build a carrier-based stealth “flying wing” bomber...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Conceived to replace the A-6, the stealthy, flying-wing A-12 Avenger II promised a carrier-borne, precision night striker with radar-killing...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After the U-2 shootdown in 1960, the CIA needed a reconnaissance aircraft that could outrun missiles and hide from...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
A-12 Avenger II: The Stealth Attack Jet That Never Flew—But Still Shapes Naval Airpower Key Points and Summary – The A-12 Avenger II was...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Before the SR-71 Blackbird, there was a faster, more secretive spy plane: the CIA’s A-12 Oxcart. -Developed in the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
PUBLISHED on August 9, 2025, 09:18 AM EDT – Key Points and Summary – The A-12 Avenger II, nicknamed the “Flying Dorito,” was the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The A-12 Avenger II, nicknamed the “Flying Dorito” for its radical triangular shape, was the U.S. Navy’s ambitious attempt...