Review of the A-12 Aircraft Program
Abstract
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 aircraft. The Deputy also directed that the A-12 aircraft achieve initial operational capability not later than 1994. The Air Force had planned to procure a variant of the A-12 aircraft to replace the F-111 aircraft. The original Air Force plan called for initial delivery to occur in FY 1995. In November 1984, two contractor teams (McDonnell Douglas Corporation (MDC)/General Dynamics Corporation (GD) and Northrop/Grumman/ Vought) were awarded contracts for concept formulation. Both teams continued into demonstration validation under contracts awarded in June 1986. The two teams competed for the full-scale development (FSD) contract, which was awarded to the contractor team of McDonnell Aircraft Company, McDonnell Douglas Corporation (McAir) and General Dynamics Corporation, Fort Worth Division (CDFW) on January 13, 1988. From the very beginning, the A-12 aircraft program was a special access program meaning that all program-related documents and information were subject to vigorous security controls.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 28, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA380151
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense