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The CIA’s twelve ultra-fast A-12 jets were doomed to a brief operational career after the first flight in 1962.

The CIA’s twelve ultra-fast A-12 jets were doomed to a brief operational career after the first flight in 1962.

No SR-71 Blackbird: The CIA Once Had a Smaller, Faster Spy Plane The A-10 Oxcart spy plane was very useful, but it was not invincible and one was nearly killed over Vietnam. Key point: The spy plane helped keep tabs on various Cold War adversaries, especially during times of high tensions. In fact, the plane's photographs of North Korean activity helped Washington decide not to launch a major retaliation in the aftermath of the seizure of the USS Pueblo. Analysis of Week’s photos located the USS Pueblo near Wonsan anchored next to two patrol boats—and also revealed that Pyongyang had not...

How the A-12 Spy Plane Birthed the SR-71 (and Stopped a War With North Korea) The A-12 had a legendary career that was cut short by budget cuts and a prioritization of the newer SR-71 spy plane. Key point: The SR-71 provided vital information to help inform Presidential decisions regarding war and peace. It also helped create the mighty, and more famous, SR-71 Blackbird. Analysis of Week’s photos located the USS Pueblo near Wonsan anchored next to two patrol boats—and also revealed that Pyongyang had not mobilized its troops for war. This led Johnson to rule out plans for a preemptive or...

Check Out These Fascinating, Declassified Photos of The A-12 Oxcart RCS Tests Inside Area 51 Check Out These Fascinating, Declassified Photos of The A-12 Oxcart RCS Tests Inside Area 51 Photo of a Lockheed A-12 mock-up mounted on a test stand for radar cross section (RCS) testing. Barnes wrote, "This is a full-scale mock-up in its final external configuration with all-moving rudders on stud fins. A piston-activated ram elevate the pole consisting of three battleship propeller shafts welded together to 50-feet with a rotating head for changing the RCS view. We eventually had to shield the pole...