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 use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border this week—which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to abruptly close the airspace over El Paso, Texas—will be a “case study” on the complex web of authorities needed to employ such weapons near civilian areas and the consequences of agencies…
