April 8, 2019
The A-12 Avenger: The Navy's Plan to Launch Stealth Bombers from Aircraft Carriers
So what happened?
by Dave Majumdar
Modern materials, sensor and propulsion technology—particularly advanced adaptive-cycle engines that are currently in development—would solve most of the technical challenges that stymied the A-12 program
During the closing stages of the Cold War, the United States Navy was developing a new long-range stealth bomber that could strike at even the most heavily defended targets from the deck of an aircraft carrier. But the ill-fated program was cancelled; leaving a gap in naval aviation capability that has not been filled to this day.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/12-avenger-navys-plan-launch-stealth-bombers-aircraft-carriers-51427
