[sickoflibs]

Yep, I remember the Navy's canceled A-12, its documented in the book the Pentagon Wars.

GD went to the Navy and threatened to default on their fixed price contract unless the US renegotiated for more $$.

Dick Cheney told them to pound sand.

A decade later the Navy was still trying to get back the progress payments, which GD got by lying about progress.

[tanknetter]

Iirc Pentagon Wars was about the Bradley. The A-12 book was “$3 Billion Misunderstanding”