In response to Monday’s Supreme Court ruling on the A-12 case, Boeing general counsel Michael Luttig said Boeing is “pleased with today’s win” and “the court’s unanimous decision to overturn the government’s default termination of the A-12 program.” He added, “It has always been our view that the default termination was improper.” A General Dynamics spokesman said that its legal team was reviewing the court’s decision and would comment at a later date.
A-10 Thunderbolt II attack planes in the Middle East are flying with fresh modifications as the Air Force looks to make the plane more versatile amid America’s ongoing blockade of Iranian ports and a tenuous ceasefire in the U.S. air war against Iran.