在海湾激战正酣的今年2月,美国五角大楼出人意料地宣布:中止A-12舰载隐形攻击机的生产合同。消息传开,舆论哗然、军界震惊。一些敏锐的新闻记者立即四处钻营,决心探个究竟。为什么一种舰载攻击机的取舍会闹得如此议论纷扬?它的性能和威力究竟有何惊人之处?要了解这些,还得从美海军舰载机的现状谈起。 In February this year, when the Gulf war was in full swing, the Pentagon of the United States unexpectedly announced the suspension of the production contract for the A-12 carrier-based stealth attack aircraft. News spread, uproar in public opinion, the military shocked. Some keen journalists immediately set foot in the camp, determined to explore what happened. Why a ship-borne attack aircraft will be so controversial fickle talk about it? Its performance and power of what astonishing? To understand that, have to talk about the status quo from the US Navy carrier-based aircraft.