We almost had the A-12 Avenger II.
Almost.
A series of program manager changes, each insisting on seating arrangement changes, lead to a portion of the cost overruns.
Other reasons abounded, but the continual changes from inline seating to side by side didn’t help at all.
And then it got cancelled completely.
I remember that. It was suppose to replace the venerable A 6 intruder.
I wonder if there are some A 6 intruders kept around just in case?