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In 1991, Dick Cheney pulled the plug on a triangular flying-wing stealth bomber that the U.S. Navy had spent $5 billion developing—an aircraft so...
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It was known as the “Flying Dorito,” and it looked more like something from H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds than it did a...
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The Pentagon spent $5 billion developing a carrier-based stealth bomber shaped like a triangle — nicknamed ‘The Flying Dorito’ — before Dick Cheney killed...
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The U.S. Navy’s Stealth Bomber That Died in 1991: The A-12 Avenger II Summary and Key Points: A carrier-launched stealth bomber would have transformed...
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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...
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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...
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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
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
PUBLISHED on August 9, 2025, 09:18 AM EDT – Key Points and Summary – The A-12 Avenger II, nicknamed the “Flying Dorito,” was the...