An interessting article about the A-X

The A-X (a.k.a. "A/F-X") was a joint program with participation by the Navy and the Air Force to replace current strike aircraft that were completing their service lives. The A-X would replace the Navy A-6 and the Air Force F-111, F-15E, and F-117. The A-X would offer major advantages over both the F-111 and A-6, some of which will be as much as 42 years old by the time the first A-X squardron was to become active with the Navy or the Air Force. The multi-mission capability of the A-X would provide the tools necessary to execute successfully any mission assigned. Its technology would be state-of-the-art, designed to neutralize future threats and to provide superb weapons delivery capability. The A-X was intended to be fast, highly maneuverable, and able to conduct a wide variety of autonomous missions. It was to be able to employ air-to-air missiles, antiradiation missiles, precision guided munitions, and unguided or dumb bombs. It was to have the latest survivability upgrades.



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After the cancellation of the A-X, Lockheed Martin tried to interest the Navy in a navalised, upgraded version of the F-117, the F-117X.

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I've reseached the A-X. Overall I think it was an OK concept. What Killed the A-X, In my oppinion were two factors, Poor Funding and Bad Timing. If the Navy had done better with it's funds and it's timing, I really think the A-X would have been flying today, maybe as the A-14! Who Knows?

Tim