The US Federal Court of Federal Claims has backed the 1991 DOD decision to cancel the Navy’s A-12 fighter program, reports Renae Merle of the Washington Post. However, this isn’t necessarily the end of this 16-year controversy, much of which played out in various courts as General Dynamics and Boeing and the Navy have tried to recoup billions of dollars. The companies vow to try another court. (Read Air Force Magazine’s April 1991 article “How the A-12 Went Down,” for background.)
The Pentagon is significantly bolstering airpower near Venezuela, dispatching the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to Latin America, it said in an Oct. 24 statement. The announcement came just hours after U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers and other U.S. assets flew near the Venezuelan coast on Oct. 23.
